New York Republicans won’t get re-elected after backing assault weapons ban
New York Republican Representative Chris Jacobs has announced that he will not run for re-election after facing heavy criticism for speaking out in support of an assault weapons ban following the Buffalo shootings that left 10 people dead. New York Times reported.
Mr. Jacobs, who represents suburban Buffalo, came forward in support of an assault weapons ban shortly after a white supremacist allegedly shot dead 10 black residents at a supermarket.
“I can’t in good conscience sit back and say I wasn’t trying to do something,” he said at the time. In response, Don Jr, son of former president Donald Trump, criticized his remarks.
“The ‘Republican’ @RepJacobs is for gun shooters whose proposals will do nothing to protect our families & children from criminals & killers,” he said. “He knows this but he can’t resist getting a few brilliant headlines from the mainstream media,” said young Trump.
In 2020, Mr. Jacobs received National Rifle Association certification. But after he changed his mind, gun rights groups posted his office number on the internet, and he risked losing a secure preliminary attendance.
Mr. Jacobs’ words come in the wake of the Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas shootings – the latter of which killed two adults and 19 children at Robb Elementary School – that have left many Democrats and even one Some Republicans must reconsider passing gun legislation.
On Thursday, the House Judiciary Committee passed legislation raising the age to buy AR-15 rifles from 18 to 21, outlawing inventory, mandating the purchase of ghost guns for background checks, and banning the purchase of straw. and enhance gun safety.
However, the law faces a major hurdle as it is unlikely to pass in the Senate.