To those who insist
that Democratic support for gun control aimed at reducing gun violence causes Democrats to lose elections, please read the following from Gabby and Mark Giffords (Americans For Responsible Solutions):
“This is a great night for Virginians. Gabby and I send our congratulations to Governor-Elect Terry McAuliffe and Lt. Governor-Elect Ralph Northam, who were willing to stand up and challenge the conventional thinking on gun issues,” said Captain Mark Kelly, co-founder of Americans for Responsible Solutions PAC. “We join millions of Americans in believing that our elected leaders can both support and protect the 2nd amendment and be strong advocates for reducing gun violence. Virginia made great strides in that effort today and we look forward to many more victories for commonsense solutions next year.”
“The extraordinary thing we were able to do in Virginia – in the backyard of the gun lobby – was to hold candidates accountable directly on their positions of gun violence prevention rather than broader campaign themes in the race,” said Pia Carusone, executive director, Americans for Responsible Solutions PAC. “This was a multipronged program where we were able to predict and validate a voter’s support on gun issues and the voters’ movement toward our candidates.”
http://americansforresponsiblesolutions.org/news/release-americans-for-responsible-solutions-pac-celebrates-mcauliffe-northam-victories-in-virginia/
Public awareness of the NRA's scheme of flooding our streets with more and more guns is having a positive effect on swaying public opinion in favor of sensible gun control. Those who help spread the NRA fear-mongering propaganda about "they're coming for our guns," are being exposed on a daily basis to be liars and extremists who are pimping the Second Amendment for profit.
Level-headed Americans, including most American gun owners, are beginning to see the right-wing extremist gun nuts for what they really are: irresponsible death merchants.