Sanders Spars With O’Malley: Don’t Tell Me I Never Stood Up For Sensible Gun Control!

During the Democratic Debate, Bernie Sanders defended his record on gun control in Vermont, while also acknowledging that with the recent gun violence seen across America, there was a need to consider sensible gun safety regulations. Shortly afterwards, Martin O’Malley went on the attack against Sanders by challenging him and Hillary Clinton respectively for their inaction and political flip-flops on the control policy.

After speaking on the importance of gun control, Martha Raddatz asked O’Malley to elaborate on whether he would ban the purchase of assault weapons, and how he would enforce the laws on the ownership of illegal firearms. While O’Malley pointed to his record on the matter, he continued to slam his competition as representatives of “the flip-flopping political approach of Washington”

Clinton and Sanders both objected to O’Malley’s assertions, and Sanders blasted back by saying that he has stood for gun control in the past, and challenged O’Malley’s claim that Maryland has a reputation for gun control policy.

“Do not tell me that I have not shown courage in standing up to the gun people, in voting to ban assault weapons, voting for instant background checks, voting to end the gun show loophole, and now a position to create a consensus in America on gun safety,” Sanders said.

Watch above, via ABC.

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