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<blockquote data-quote="BrownArmy" data-source="post: 1718756" data-attributes="member: 18225"><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/05/politics/bernie-sanders-gun-control/index.html" target="_blank">Bernie Sanders wants to &#039;bring us to the middle&#039; on guns</a>...&quot;If somebody has a gun and it falls into the hands of a murderer and the murderer kills somebody with a gun, do you hold the gun manufacturer responsible? Not any more than you would hold a hammer company responsible if somebody beats somebody over the head with a hammer. That is not what a lawsuit should be about,&quot; Sanders said Sunday.But he touted several other votes, pointing to his support for banning semi-automatic weapons, for instant background checks for gun owners and for doing away with loopholes that allow buyers at gun shows to skirt some regulations.He said there&#039;s a major difference between Vermont, a rural state with little gun control where hunting is a way of life, and cities like Chicago, where guns are used by gangs.&quot;Folks who do not like guns is fine. But we have millions of people who are gun owners in this country -- 99.9% of those people obey the law,&quot; Sanders said. &quot;I want to see real, serious debate and action on guns, but it is not going to take place if we simply have extreme positions on both sides. I think I can bring us to the middle.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BrownArmy, post: 1718756, member: 18225"] [URL='http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/05/politics/bernie-sanders-gun-control/index.html']Bernie Sanders wants to 'bring us to the middle' on guns[/URL] ..."If somebody has a gun and it falls into the hands of a murderer and the murderer kills somebody with a gun, do you hold the gun manufacturer responsible? Not any more than you would hold a hammer company responsible if somebody beats somebody over the head with a hammer. That is not what a lawsuit should be about," Sanders said Sunday. But he touted several other votes, pointing to his support for banning semi-automatic weapons, for instant background checks for gun owners and for doing away with loopholes that allow buyers at gun shows to skirt some regulations. He said there's a major difference between Vermont, a rural state with little gun control where hunting is a way of life, and cities like Chicago, where guns are used by gangs. "Folks who do not like guns is fine. But we have millions of people who are gun owners in this country -- 99.9% of those people obey the law," Sanders said. "I want to see real, serious debate and action on guns, but it is not going to take place if we simply have extreme positions on both sides. I think I can bring us to the middle." [/QUOTE]

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