BernieSanders:Anadvocatefortakinggunsoffourstreets

Throughouthistimeinpublicoffice,Sen.Sandershasconsistentlyvotedtooutlawthemostdangerousweaponsandkeepgunsoutofthehandsofcriminals.Hehasconsistentlyvotedinfavorof:

• Banningassaultweapons12• Closingthegunshowloophole34• Regulatinghighcapacitymagazines5• Increasinggunsafetyandownershiprestrictionsthatpreventgunsfromfallingintothewrong

hands67• PreservingWashingtonD.C.’sstrictgunlaws89• BackingtheManchin-Toomeylegislationtoexpandbackgroundchecksinthewakeofthe

Newtownmassacre10Asaresultofthisrecord,overthelast15years,Sen.SandershasbeenratedanF,D+,C-,andD-bytheNRA.TheNRAeventargetedSen.Sandersfordefeatinhis1994Congressionalre-electioncampaignforhissupportofanassaultweaponsban,promptinghimtorunthefollowingcampaignadintheVermontTimeson11/2/94:

1H.R.4296,Vote#156,5/4/19942H.R.125,Vote#92,3/22/19963H.R.1501,Vote#354,7/30/19994H.R.2122,Vote#243,6/18/19995S.Amdt714toS.649,Vote#103,4/17/20136H.R.5672,Vote#343,6/28/20067H.R.1501,Vote#118,4/11/20008H.R.3193,Vote#477,9/29/20049H.R.2122,Vote#240,6/18/199910S.649,Vote#97,4/17/2013

Aspresident,BernieSanderswillcontinuetofightforcommonsensegunsafetymeasures,andwilltakethefollowingconcretestepstoreducegunviolence:

• Strengthenandbetterenforcetheinstantbackgroundchecksystem.• Closethegun-showloophole,whichallowsunlicenseddealerstosellgunstopeoplewho

otherwisewouldnotbeabletogetthem.• Make'strawman'purchasesafederalcrime.• Bansemi-automaticassaultweaponswhicharedesignedstrictlyforkillinghumanbeings.• Recognizethatourmentalhealthsystemisseriouslybroken.Whiletherehasbeenmuchtalk

aboutmentalhealthparityinourhealthcaresystem,wearenotevenclosetoachievingit.It'spasttimeforaseriousdiscussionaboutidentifying,interveningandtreatingmentalillnessandensuringaccesstocare.”