NY: Political right targets Republican Rep. Chris Jacobs over his support for gun control

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Political right targets Republican Rep. Chris Jacobs over his support for gun control

By Zach Williams
June 2, 2022

The Republican and Conservative parties are leaving GOP Rep. Chris Jacobs for dead following his call for a federal ban on assault weapons in response to the massacre by an avowed white supremacist in Buffalo.

“This is not the person we endorsed. We did not endorse this Chris Jacobs … he’s actually to the left of [US House Speaker] Nancy Pelosi on this,” Conservative Party state Chair Gerard Kassar told the Post Thursday about his party withdrawing support for Jacobs’ reelection.

The embattled Erie congressman has incurred the wrath of of his party’s far right since saying last week he would support an assault weapons ban, raising the age to purchase semi-automatic rifles and limiting ammunition capacity in gun magazines.

“’Republican’ @RepJacobs already caved to the gun-grabbers whose proposals won’t do a single thing to protect our families & children from criminals & murderers. He knows this but he can’t resist getting a few glowing headlines from the mainstream media,” Donald Trump, Jr. tweeted May 29.

Jacobs — who has previously been supported by the NRA — has said that the carnage exhibited by the Buffalo attack pushed him to support restrictions that are now anathema to the vast majority of people in his party.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2022/06/02/political-right-targets-rep-chris-jacobs-over-gun-control-support/

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Political right targets Republican Rep. Chris Jacobs over his support for gun control

By Zach Williams
June 2, 2022

The Republican and Conservative parties are leaving GOP Rep. Chris Jacobs for dead following his call for a federal ban on assault weapons in response to the massacre by an avowed white supremacist in Buffalo.

“This is not the person we endorsed. We did not endorse this Chris Jacobs … he’s actually to the left of [US House Speaker] Nancy Pelosi on this,” Conservative Party state Chair Gerard Kassar told the Post Thursday about his party withdrawing support for Jacobs’ reelection.

The embattled Erie congressman has incurred the wrath of of his party’s far right since saying last week he would support an assault weapons ban, raising the age to purchase semi-automatic rifles and limiting ammunition capacity in gun magazines.

“’Republican’ @RepJacobs already caved to the gun-grabbers whose proposals won’t do a single thing to protect our families & children from criminals & murderers. He knows this but he can’t resist getting a few glowing headlines from the mainstream media,” Donald Trump, Jr. tweeted May 29.

Jacobs — who has previously been supported by the NRA — has said that the carnage exhibited by the Buffalo attack pushed him to support restrictions that are now anathema to the vast majority of people in his party.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2022/06/02/political-right-targets-rep-chris-jacobs-over-gun-control-support/

Having your rights taken away while politicians have armed bodyguards is not what a majority of people want. No laws will stop evil. None of the laws they are proposing would have stopped any of these massacres. Mass murder is already illegal.

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Greg Price
@greg_price11
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BREAKING: 10 Republicans just voted with Democrats to increase the minimum age for buying semi-automatic weapons to 21.

Fitzpatrick-PA
Gonzalez-OH
Jacobs-NY
Katko-NY
Kinzinger-IL
Malliotakis-NY
Salazar-FL
Smith-NJ
Turner-OH
Upton-MI
6:20 PM · Jun 8, 2022

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Greg Price
@greg_price11
4m
BREAKING: 10 Republicans just voted with Democrats to increase the minimum age for buying semi-automatic weapons to 21.

Fitzpatrick-PA
Gonzalez-OH
Jacobs-NY
Katko-NY
Kinzinger-IL
Malliotakis-NY
Salazar-FL
Smith-NJ
Turner-OH
Upton-MI
6:20 PM · Jun 8, 2022

That has already been found to be unconstitutional in the 9th circuit. If it becomes law it needs to be challenged.