Murphy breaks Senate tradition with high-profile stands

[flamin lib]

Yet more evidence that strong gun safety stands are not a guarantee of defeat by the NRA.

" With his fight for gun control, defense of the Affordable Care Act and clashes with President Obama on foreign policy, Sen. Chris Murphy broke with a Senate tradition that freshmen should be seen and not heard.

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He became a forceful critic of colleagues who would not support gun control, saying they were complicit in the slaying of 20 first graders and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School. He also became Public Enemy No. 1 for the gun lobby by attacking the National Rifle Association with a series of reports. One showed the organization did not have much impact on the 2012 elections, despite spending millions of dollars. Another showed a disconnect between the opinions of gun owners and the NRA."

http://ctmirror.org/murphy-breaks-senate-tradition-with-high-profile-positions/

Link to Murphy's NRA report:

http://www.murphy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/murphy-releases-report-revealing-myth-of-nras-poltical-power