Clinton Ramps Up Pressure on Sanders' Gun Record

The front-runner challenged her rivals hours after an aide suggested that he may not be able to secure the president's endorsement.
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Hillary Clinton turned up the heat on her rival for the Democratic nomination Friday, just a day after President Barack Obama's pledge to withhold support candidates who do not support "common-sense gun reform."

"When it really mattered, Senator Sanders voted with the gun lobby and I voted against the gun lobby," she said on MSNBC's Hardball, referring to 2005 legislation that protects gun manufacturers from legal liability in gun violence lawsuits.

"This is a significant difference," she added. "Maybe it's time for Senator Sanders to stand up and say, 'I got this one wrong.'"