Biden Highlights Sanders Mixed Record on Guns, Party Loyalty
- Sanders voted with NRA against the Brady Bill 5 Times
- Vermont Senator is not a life-long Democrat like Biden
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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden took the chance to highlight Bernie Sanders’ history of votes in favor of the gun industry Thursday, an issue that’s one of Sanders’ biggest vulnerabilities with progressive voters.
Asked if the Vermont senator’s public change of heart on the issue was genuine, Biden said he believed it was, but then offered a reminder of some of the votes Sanders has taken that aligned him with the National Rifle Association.