MANCHESTER, N.H. — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Friday directly criticized Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont over his record on guns, drawing a sharp contrast with one of his top rivals on an issue that is important to many Democratic voters. Mr. Biden faulted Mr. Sanders for voting in favor of a 2005 bill to shield gun manufacturers from liability lawsuits. Mr. Biden said that the “first thing I’ll do as president is work to get rid of that.”Mr. Biden also criticized Mr. Sanders for voting against the Brady Bill, which required background checks for gun purchases, in the 1990s. Mr. Sanders faced criticism on both of those fronts from Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential race. First thing I’ll do as president is work to get rid of that.

Source: New York Times February 08, 2020 02:58 UTC