The National Rifle Association praised socialist senator Bernie Sanders Monday morning.
The organization applauded Sanders for his comments during Sunday’s Democratic debate on gun manufacturer liability, a matter that pertains to recent legal action from families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The families sued Remington Outdoor Company for damages related to the marketing of the Bushmaster AR-15 line, which falls under the label of its subsidiary Bushmaster Firearms and was used in commission of the crime.
Remington’s lawyers say it is shielded by the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, a 2005 law for which Sanders voted. Here is what the Vermont senator said about the matter during the debate:
The NRA said Sanders was “spot-on” in his comments.
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 has never been rated higher than a C- by the NRA’s lobbying arm. But when he was, it was 2006, and PolitiFact wrote that “[t]he change of heart corresponds with Sanders voting in favor of the gun liability bill, which passed in October 2005 with NRA support.”
