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# Bernie Sanders Will Return to Senate for Gun Control Vote

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## Tessa Berenson


Jun 17, 2016 5:22 PM UTC

Bernie Sanders will return to the Senate Monday to vote on gun control legislation.

The Vermont senator’s vote will be his first since January, [USA Today reports](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/06/17/bernie-sanders-return-senate-gun-vote/86034770/). Sanders, who is still running for President, missed Wednesday’s [Democratic filibuster for gun control](http://time.com/4370255/orlando-shooting-filibuster-congress-gun-control/?iid=sr-link1) led by [Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy](http://time.com/4370337/orlando-shooting-gun-control-filibuster-connecticut/?xid=tcoshare). Republicans [agreed to hold votes](http://time.com/4371268/orlando-shooting-gun-control-senate/?iid=sr-link2) on gun control measures early Thursday morning, concluding the nearly 15-hour filibuster.

During the Democratic primary, presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton has [tried to corner Sanders on his past positions on guns](http://time.com/4177893/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-gun-control/?iid=sr-link2), namely a 2005 vote for legislation that protected gun makers from certain lawsuits. But in a Thursday [address](http://time.com/4372673/bernie-sanders-speech-text-read-transcript/?xid=tcoshare) to supporters, Sanders said he would come out strong for gun control. “As the recent [tragedy in Orlando](http://time.com/4370966/orlando-shooting/?xid=homepage&pcd=hp-magmod) has made crystal clear, we must ban the sale and distribution of assault weapons, end the gun show loophole and expand instant background checks,” he said.

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