Many, many times I have said there is no reason for Republicans to pander to gun control advocates especially in New York where the astroturf is heavily influenced by Democrat officials and party activists.<\/p>\n
Here is the latest example<\/a> of why this never goes the Republican’s way:<\/p>\n “A prominent anti-gun violence group took aim Monday at GOP gubernatorial candidate Marc Molinaro<\/a> for voting 32 times against bills to strengthen New York’s firearms laws. Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America<\/a> also blasted Molinaro for saying on the campaign trail this year that he wants to dismantle New York State’s tough SAFE gun control law passed in the wake of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting. “It’s an obvious problem ,” said Laura Burns, the group’s state communications lead. “He wants to go backward to weaken gun laws instead [of] maintaining what we have in New York and making them stronger.” …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n This is after Molinaro put antigun Julie Killian<\/a> on the ticket and told the NRA he didn’t want any of their help<\/a>.<\/p>\n BTW, how is his campaign going<\/a>?<\/p>\n GOP insider:\u201dGoing to be a disaster. He\u2019ll do worse than Astorino did four years ago. A terrible candidate.\u201d https:\/\/t.co\/UkIbDIx167<\/a><\/p>\n — Fredric U. Dicker (@fud31) October 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n