NRA RUNS AD Thanking Sen. Ayotte For ‘NO’ VOTE On Gun Bill (AUDIO)

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The National Rifle Association and the National Shooting Sports Foundation each began running radio ads Monday in New Hampshire commending and thanking Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) for her opposition to legislation that would have expanded background checks on gun buyers, the Washington Post reported.



In the NRA's spot, Ayotte is hailed as someone who "cares about protecting our kids." “She knows the only way to prevent tragedies like Sandy Hook is to fix our broken mental health system," the ad's narrator said. "That’s why Kelly Ayotte brought Republicans and Democrats together on a bipartisan solution. And it’s why Kelly had the courage to oppose misguided gun-control laws that would not have prevented Sandy Hook.”



According to WaPo, the NRA's ad is slated to run on several popular talk and music radio stations. The ad from NSSF, a national trade association for the firearms industry, took a thinly veiled shot at New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I), whose group "Mayors Against Illegal Guns" had pressured Ayotte to vote in favor of the gun bill that fizzled in the Senate earlier this month.

"Thank you for standing up to political pressure from a big city mayor who thinks he knows what’s best for the rest of us,” the ad's narrator said. “Thank you for protecting the rights of gun owners, hunters and all who cherish the freedoms of our Second Amendment.”

https://soundcloud.com/washington-post/nra-radio-ad-in-support-of

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/nra-runs-ads-thanking-sen-ayotte-for-no

[Laurian]

1. I'm thinking this will not help her.

It just amplifies the vote she cast that wasn't popular with her constituents. Keep it up, NRA.

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3. I'm sure her breakfast is not sitting well this morning.

[AndyA]

2. Ayotte's approval ratings have dropped 15 percent since her vote

Wonder how she thinks she's going to keep her seat when no one will vote for her?

Eventually, the NRA will be as welcome as a venereal disease in Congress, because except for the crazy red areas of the country, no one will vote for them, and a good rating from the NRA will be a death sentence for their Congressional job.