Story highlights Bernie Sanders says his criticism of "shouting" on gun control has nothing to do with Hillary Clinton's gender

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Washington (CNN) Bernie Sanders says his criticism of Hillary Clinton's "shouting" on gun control has nothing to do with her gender.

"What can I say -- that's just not the case," the Vermont senator and Democratic presidential contender said Sunday in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union."

Sanders criticized the "shouting" from both sides on gun issues in the first Democratic presidential debate. Clinton said Saturday in Iowa that Sanders' remarks came with a gender-related undercurrent.

She said: "I'm not shouting. It's just that when women talk, some people think we're shouting."

Sanders on Sunday laughed at her suggestion that his remarks were about gender.

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