Published by Runcible on September 26, 2009 - 4:24pm
You've probably read that former Governor/Mayor of Richmond Doug Wilder declined to endorse Creigh Deeds against Bob McDonnell. One of the reasons Wilder gave was that Creigh Deeds is not sufficiently supportive of Virginia's remaining gun control laws. Specifically, Wilder is disappointed that Deeds has taken a stance against the one-a-month gun law.
There's a must-read article over on Daily Caller about New York's Senator Charles Schumer's new gun control bill, the "Fix Gun Checks Act of 2011". The gist of the bill is that it would bar people who were merely arrested on a drug charge from purchasing a firearm. No conviction necessary!
CNN finds that in the wake of recent shootings, support for gun control has dropped. Bill Schneider, CNN's resident number twister, describes the results as "surprising".
