Rep. Keith Ellison denied Thursday that he previously said the Democratic Party should come out against the Second Amendment right of individuals to keep and bear arms. <\/p>\n
That is not what I said at all, Mr. Ellison said during a CNN debate between the candidates seeking to lead the Democratic National Committee, after he was asked about a 2012 appearance he made on Real Time with Bill Maher. <\/p>\n
In the episode, Mr. Ellison told the HBO host that he supported common-sense gun rules. <\/p>\n
When Mr. Maher countered that the party should come out against the Second Amendment, Mr. Ellison said, I sure wish they would. I sure wish they would. <\/p>\n
In the CNN debate, Mr. Ellison said his comments are being taken out of context. <\/p>\n
I did not say that, he said. That was not an accurate statement. <\/p>\n
The Minnesota Democrat then said he hunts with a conservative Democrat in rural Minnesota and said that he supports stricter background checks for guns. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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