Posted on 08/29/2015 5:09:19 AM PDT by rellimpank
Bernie Sanders' record skews way to the left on one issue after another: health care, taxes, campaign finance, international trade, abortion and the Iraq war. Gun control? Not so much.
"Bernie Sanders, Gun Nut" was the headline in the liberal online publication Slate. After the Sandy Hook massacre, other progressives called for tough new restrictions on firearms, but Sanders disagreed. "If you passed the strongest gun control legislation tomorrow, I don't think it will have a profound effect on the tragedies we have seen," he said. Seeing violence live is a reality for too many kids Seeing violence live is a reality for too many kids
The obvious explanation for this anomaly is that he comes from Vermont, a state that is 95 percent white and 61 percent rural, with a lot of hunters. But it could also be because Sanders has actually bothered to learn from his unusual state's unusual experience.
Vermont has some of the loosest gun laws in America. The Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence gives it an "F." The state requires no background checks for private gun sales, permits the sale and possession of "assault weapons," and allows concealed guns to be carried in public — without a license.
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can anyone post an “excerpt” of the remainder of the article
Some people just aren’t bright enough to stop licking frozen flagpoles.
We don’t have a gun problem.
We have a criminal problem.
And we have a government problem with a federal government that promotes irresponsibility, racism, hate, envy, animosity and a lack of respect for others and for law enforcement.
The federal government uses its power to persecute critics and people who oppose the administration agenda.
When weak willed people see the government use power to punish those it doesn’t like they are inclined to follow the example.
I agree. But what lies at the core of all of it is a liberal problem. Liberals should be caged. As a matter of security for all the world’s people.
Jeb is bad - really really bad, but that might be going a tad too far.
Yes, 15 years ago.
Difference is that Sanders was in Congress and was able to vote for it. Just like he voted to ban “high capacity” magazines with more than ten rounds.
Of course there’s a lot more socialism to Sanders than what he’s applied to gun control.
We know what we’re getting with Jeb too.
And I don’t want to be forced into an argument over who would be far more abusive of the unconstitutional executive power illegally wielded by our incumbent should either of those attain it. Deliberately voting for open socialism is not something to be proud of—and I suspect there won’t be any laying down by the electorate should Jeb be manipulated into the GOP spot by the establishment.
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