Senate Gun Action Is First NRA, Pro-Control Groups Clash
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As the Senate prepares to vote tomorrow on advancing gun control legislation, advocates and foes are accelerating lobbying efforts. A prime target: Virginia Senator Mark Warner, a Democrat with an “A” rating from the National Rifle Association.
Last night, a pro-gun control group from his state delivered a petition with 3,000 signatures urging his support for background checks and restrictions on semi-automatic weapons and ammunition. Others have left messages in surprising places on his Facebook page: “Really, turkey hunters need military-style weapons more than mothers and fathers need to protect their kids from these powerful weapons?” one Midlothian, Virginia, woman wrote under a March 29 photo of Warner kissing a toddler.