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Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., makes a point during a Democratic presidential primary debate at the University of Michigan-Flint, Sunday, March 6, 2016, in Flint, Mich. | AP Photo NRA praises Sanders in tweet

Bernie Sanders got props for his comments about guns during the debate—but probably not from the group he would like.

The National Rifle Association tweeted Monday praising Sanders’ comments on guns during Sunday night’s Democratic debate.

“Sen. Sanders was spot-on in his comments about gun manufacturer liability/PLCAA,” the NRA tweeted with a graphic of the Vermont senator’s quote that reads: “What you’re really talking about is ending gun manufacturing in America. I don’t agree with that.”

On Sunday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton put Sanders on defense when she hit him on his voting record for gun legislation.

“If you go to a gun store and you legally purchase a gun and then three days later you go out and you start killing people, is the point of this lawsuit to hold the gun shop owner or the manufacturer of that gun liable?” Sanders asked. “If that is the point I have to tell you I have to disagree.”

“What you’re really talking about is ending gun manufacturing in America. I don’t agree with that,” he said.

Clinton's team immediately jumped on the NRA's tweet.

Ian Sams, a Clinton staffer, tweeted Monday: