Source : United States Senate In March 2019 Bennet was one of 38 senators to sign a letter to United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue warning that dairy farmers " have continued to face market instability and are struggling to survive the fourth year of sustained low prices " and urging his department to " strongly encourage these farmers to consider the Dairy Margin Coverage program . " As of 2010 Bennet had earned a " C " rating from the National Rifle Association for a mixed record regarding his votes for gun rights . In 2012 Bennet joined then Colorado Senator Mark Udall in asking for stricter gun control , in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting . After the shooting , Bennet said , " In Colorado , we support the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms , we support the ability of people to hunt and recreate and to protect their families and homes , and we want to keep the wrong weapons out of the hands of the wrong people . " Bennet participated in the Chris Murphy gun control filibuster , demanding that gun laws be changed in the wake of the Orlando nightclub shooting . During his participation in the filibuster , Bennet talked about the 2012 Aurora shooting , citing that as a response to the shooting , the state of Colorado closed gun sale loopholes and now requires background checks for any gun purchase
Orlando nightclub shooting
Orlando nightclub shooting
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