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Saturday, October 12, 2013

Gabby Giffords' Gun Control Group Hopes To Go Head-To-Head With NRA in 2014

oped: We the people are sick and tired of your hypocrisy Gabby and Mark...once again must post pictures explaining why! Just enjoy your retirement and stay the hell out of politics you are making asses out of yourselves!
 
 When Mark Kelly, husband of former Rep. Gabby Giffords, announced that his recent purchase of an AR-15 was made for purely political purposes,...yeah right...why is  she practicing and getting instruction then?


Mark Kelly Claimed to Support Gun Control One Day Before Buying AR-15 




Former astronaut Mark Kelly started the anti-gun group Americans for Responsible Solutions ten months ago, when, while visiting China, he learned of the deaths of 21 children in Newtown, Conn.
It was almost two years after his wife - former Rep. Gabby Giffords - had been shot.
Ten months after Newtown, the group continues to grow and has raised over $11 million from 130,000 donors, Kelly told ABC News on Friday.
Now, Kelly, Giffords and their team want to turn those funds toward the 2014 midterm elections.
"We would like to spend in the 2014 elections what the NRA spent in 2012," he said.
The National Rifle Association spent roughly $19 million during the 2012 election cycle, and Kelly said he was confident his group can match that.
"We've got the resources to be effective for the 2014 elections," he said.

But confidence in gun control groups like Americans for Responsible Solutions and Mayors Against Illegal Guns, backed by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, may be even more shaken after this summer's successful recall of two Colorado state senators who supported stricter gun legislation, as well as the Senate's failed attempt in April to pass a background checks bill.
"You've got to give [gun lobbyists] a lot of credit, especially the NRA has done a fabulous job in trying to accomplish what their goals are," Kelly acknowledged.
Given the NRA's grip on Capitol Hill, Kelly said, "our goal is to eventually have an organization that is as formidable as the gun lobby."
And polls show that Americans for Responsible Solutions and other groups that support stricter gun laws have the support of the public. An April Gallup poll found that 83 percent of Americans support instating background checks before every gun purchase.
"The interesting thing about this issue is that we don't have to change anyone's mind about the policy. … You just have to change their mind about the politics," Kelly said. "You've got to give them the confidence that they can stay in office, and I think we can do that."



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