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He advocates for expanding background checks to include all firearm sales, banning assault weapons, and closing loopholes that allow the sale of guns without any regulation. Sanders points out the absurdity that the U.S. has more guns than people and more mass shootings annually than many other countries combined.
Sanders also emphasizes mental health care as an essential part of prevention, advocating for Medicare expansion to encompass mental health services, along with federal action to disarm dangerous individuals and control illegal gun trafficking.