Dennis Henigan on ““Gun Rights” Extremism Emerging as Campaign Issue“:
“With the string of Tea Party victories in Republican primary elections, “gun rights” extremism is emerging as an issue in key races throughout the country … Carl Paladino, the Tea Party-supported Republican candidate for New York Governor, wants to repeal the state’s assault weapon ban …”
Yes, and he won in no small part because he was pro-gun. That little fact is what Henigan leaves out of his whining. Being an “extremist” is a winning position in the voting booth.
The truth is that Henigan, Helmke and the rest are the real lunatic fringe. They can’t find candidates to run on their agenda and can’t do much of anything in the way of supporting those few candidates who will. Congress isn’t taking them seriously and neither are most of the states. Even in Albany all the antis could get this year was a vote on one bill instead of the dozen or so they would usually bring up.