Watch as Gun Control Activist Confronts Far-Left Presidential Candidate for Not Being Anti-Gun Enough

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, a 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, came under fire for his views on gun control when a gun control advocate confronted him and said he was "using phrases that the gun extremists use."

While taking questions from an audience in Arlington, Virginia, Thursday, Sanders was asked about his vote to protect gun manufacturers from being sued by Honora Laszlo of the local chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Mediate reported.

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Sanders, who announced recently that he is running for president, pointed out that he comes from a very rural state where many people use guns for hunting. He went on to say that there is a "cultural divide" in America in terms of how people view gun control.

“I come from a state that has virtually no gun control and it turns out one of the safest states in the country," Sanders said.

But he then added that what guns mean to people in Vermont isn't necessarily what they mean to people in urban areas, such as Chicago or Los Angeles.

“People in urban America have got to appreciate that the overwhelming majority of people who hunt know about guns and respect guns, and are law-abiding people; that’s the truth," Sanders said.

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"People in rural America have got to understand that in an urban area, guns mean something very, very different. There have to be some compromises on both sides, and I don’t apologize for that vote,” Sanders said, referring to his vote on protecting gun manufacturers from being sued.

While Laszlo described herself as a "super Bernie Sanders supporter," aside from the issue of gun control, she said his response to her question "disappointed" her.

“He’s using phrases that the gun extremists and the NRA use, saying things like it’s about people not liking guns,” Laszlo told Al Jazeera America. “He reinforces the idea in people on the other side of the divide that this is about people hating them and people hating guns, and it’s not. This is about safety."

Laszlo concluded that Sanders' position on gun control would be a "deal breaker" for those who are in favor of passing anti-gun measures through Congress.

Watch the heated exchange below:

(H/T: Mediaite)

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