Bernie Sanders: Mandatory Gun Buybacks Are ‘Essentially Confiscation, Which I Think Is Unconstitutional’

Bernie Sanders: Mandatory Gun Buybacks Are ‘Essentially Confiscation, Which I Think Is Unconstitutional’
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during an event at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa on Nov. 9, 2019. Scott Morgan/Reuters
Zachary Stieber
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) told people at a rally on Nov. 11 that forcing Americans to give up legally purchased firearms is against the U.S. Constitution.

“A mandatory buyback is essentially confiscation, which I think is unconstitutional. It means that I’m going to walk into your house and take something whether you like it or not. I don’t think that stands up to constitutional scrutiny,” Sanders, 78, one of the leading Democratic presidential contenders, said during the Iowa rally.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
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Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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