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Sanders: I don't owe Sandy Hook victims' families an apology
In a tense moment, CNN moderator Wolf Blitzer challenged Sanders on his view that crime victims should not be able to sue gun makers for damages. Blitzer said to Sanders, "The daughter of the Sandy Hook elementary school principal who was killed back in the 2012 mass shooting says you owe her and the other victims' families an apology. Do you?" The Brooklyn debate audience booed Sanders as he initially avoided the question. Pressed again by Blitzer, the Vermont senator said, "No, I don't think I owe them an apology. They are in court today, and actually they won a preliminary decision today. They have a right to sue, and I support them." Sanders had said said that he voted against the gun liability ...Read more
Sanders: I don't owe Sandy Hook victims' families an apology
In a tense moment, CNN moderator Wolf Blitzer challenged Sanders on his view that crime victims should not be able to sue gun makers for damages. Blitzer said to Sanders, "The daughter of the Sandy Hook elementary school principal who was killed back in the 2012 mass shooting says you owe her and the other victims' families an apology. Do you?" The Brooklyn debate audience booed Sanders as he initially avoided the question. Pressed again by Blitzer, the Vermont senator said, "No, I don't think I owe them an apology. They are in court today, and actually they won a preliminary decision today. They have a right to sue, and I support them." Sanders had said said that he voted against the gun liability ...Read more