New Yorker magazine has an interesting article about history of 2nd amendment, NRA and gun control

[rgbecker]

101. Are you sure Bright is a Democrat?

DINO, I think is the term.

Roby and the Republicans kept Bright on the defensive. He felt it necessary to become the first Democrat to announce he would not vote for a second time to elect California liberal Nancy Pelosi as speaker of the House. The election of speaker is typically a unanimous vote of the party in power. Bright voted to elevate Pelosi to speaker in January 2009, and Roby charged that the vote was proof of Bright’s flawed judgment. In one campaign ad, Bright boasted of having voted with House Republican Leader John Boehner of Ohio 80% of the time. He also played up his endorsements from the National Rifle Association and the National Right to Life PAC. He sometimes campaigned in a “Fire Congress” T-shirt.

Must be quite a district.

But listen, I am really impressed that the NRA has backed Democrats. Maybe there is hope. Yes we can!


http://www.nationaljournal.com/almanac/person/martha-roby-al/