The National Rifle Associated tweeted Monday that Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) was “spot-on” when he said that gun manufacturers should not be liable for crimes committed with their products.
Sen. Sanders was spot-on in his comments about gun manufacturer liability/PLCAA https://t.co/nDjEerjkgB #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/jEScbMDFt4
— NRA (@NRA) March 7, 2016
Sanders said during Sunday’s Democratic presidential debate that he didn’t agree with rival Hillary Clinton, who said that gun manufacturers should be held accountable if a crime is committed with their weapons.
“If I understand it and correct me if I’m wrong, if you go to a gun store and you legally purchase a gun, and three days later you go out and start killing people, is the point to hold the gun shop owner or the manufacturer of that gun liable? If that is the point, I disagree,” Sanders said. “If they are selling a product and the person who buys it legally, what you are talking about is ending gun manufacturing in America. I don’t agree with that.”
ooohhhh … That can’t be good news, the NRA is feelin’ the Bern?
I like Bernie, but this disappointed me last night.
Oy. Is that what they mean when they say Sen. Sanders has cross-over appeal? Not good if you’re a loyal Democratic voter who hates gun violence and believes the gun industry’s lobby, the NRA, has made it impossible to go after anything to do with the proliferation of guns by that industry in society.
Sanders is right.Same thing could be said about a person buying a car and intentionally mowing down people with it. Would that make it the automotive manufacturer’s fault? no.
Ouch. That one’s going to leave a mark.