Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Colorado Voters Deliver a Message for All Americans: There are Consequences for Treading on Our Second Amendment Rights

Colorado's historic recall of two state legislators who backed new gun restrictions may have national repercussions, as advocates say the effort will make it harder to revive stalled efforts in Congress to tighten firearm laws. 
In April, federal legislation expanding background check requirements for gun buyers fell five votes short in the Senate, despite political momentum from last December's massacre at a Connecticut elementary school. 
Gun control backers say they have yet to win a single new Senate supporter, and many worry that the muscle shown by pro-gun groups and voters last week in Colorado will make it even harder to find converts.
"The NRA does its job better than our side does our job," said Jim Kessler, a co-founder of Third Way, which advocates for centrist Democratic policies. "They know how to influence and intimidate elected people." 
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., who was representing Newtown, where 20 first-graders and six school staffers were gunned down, in the House at the time of the shooting, said "the results of the recall were not good news."
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1 comment:

BOSMAN said...

I have to thank Colorado Patriots. It seems that their efforts may have had a larger effect than just their state. With 2014 elections just around the corner, not too many in DC are talking about breathing life back into their failed Gun Control Bill. Colorado GOT THEIR ATTENTION.