Responding to Sanders, NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch in a tweet said, 'The US isn't NZ. While they do not have an inalienable right to bear arms and to self defense, we do.'
Bernie Sanders addresses a rally in North Charleston, S.C., Thursday, March 14, 2019. South Carolina gave Bernie Sanders the cold shoulder in 2016. Four years and several visits later, Sanders hopes the state is ready to warm to him. Sen. Bernie Sanders sparked ire from the NRA after calling for the US to follow New Zealand's leader and ban assault weapons.on Wednesday.
Responding to Sanders, NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch in a tweet said,"The US isn't NZ. While they do not have an inalienable right to bear arms and to self defense, we do." Sen. Bernie Sanders called for the US to"take on the NRA" and follow New Zealand's example by banning assault weapons, which drew blowback from the National Rifle Association .on Wednesday about the impending move."We must follow New Zealand's lead, take on the NRA and ban the sale and distribution of assault weapons in the United States."
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