David Weprin tries raising the gun issue. The Queens Chronicle reports:
“…. The democratic candidate also highlighted his stances on gun control and abortion rights. “I’ve been a strong advocate on gun control,” Weprin said. “There’s a lot of national bills that would really prevent illegal weapons.” …”
With a Sienna poll showing a close race between Weprin and Republican Bob Turner despite the 3-1 Democrat enrollment advantage, why he feels the need to bring up is unclear especially given his past history of antigun advocacy. The campaign must be worried that he could lose. A new GOP poll shows both candidates tied at 42% apiece. I would guess the Democrats have done internal polling and gotten similar results.