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Hillary Clinton has frequently assailed Bernie Sanders for his votes on guns and gun-related measures. | AP Photo Clinton campaign sharpens South Carolina focus on Sanders' gun votes

More than eight months after the Charleston church shooting that killed nine, Hillary Clinton's campaign is focusing on Bernie Sanders' vote as a House lawmaker in the 1990s in support of an amendment to the Brady Bill backed by the National Rifle Association.

Clinton has frequently assailed the Vermont senator for his votes on guns and gun-related measures. On Tuesday, the campaign is set to unveil its latest line of attack ahead of Saturday's primary in South Carolina, dinging him again for his support of the amendment, which became known as the "Charleston loophole" after the June 2015 shooting. In that case, shooter Dylann Roof legally obtained his weapon despite the FBI acknowledging later that he should have failed his background check based on his charge on possession of a narcotic earlier in the year. The FBI said the purchase went through after clerical mistakes prevented the examiner from getting the report before the three days had expired.

“Without [the loophole], the FBI would have had more time to complete the Charleston shooter’s background check. He would have been denied his gun. And nine innocent people from South Carolina might still be alive," Clinton policy adviser Corey Ciorciari says in the video, shared first with POLITICO.

The so-called Charleston loophole provision, which was included in the final legislation, required instant background checks five years after its enactment. Without a response within 24 hours, according to the initial amendment, the waiting period was to be cut to just one day, though it was eventually extended to three days after negotiations.

Sanders, however, voted for the amendment that would have reduced it to just 24 hours, as The Washington Post's FactChecker noted in January.

"Votes on guns have consequences, but unfortunately, Senator Sanders voted with the NRA to create the Charleston Loophole, and it’s time for him to admit that vote was a mistake," Ciorciari says. "Secretary Clinton thinks that we need to close this dangerous loophole immediately. She’ll stand firm against the gun lobby and not listen to anyone who tells her to stay silent on this issue.”