Skip to main content

NRA hits former ally Manchin with new ads on gun control fight - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room

 THEHILL.COM4 Hours Ago

NRA hits former ally Manchin with new ads on gun control fight - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room

by Daniel Strauss
By Daniel Strauss - 06/12/13 07:10 PM ET

The National Rifle Association is targeting Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) with new ads urging him not to help President Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I) pass new gun restrictions.

The NRA is spending $100,000 on TV ads set to air for two weeks in West Virginia on local broadcasts.

One of the new NRA ads begins with a clip of a 2010 Manchin Senate campaign ad where he says "as your senator I'll protect your second amendment rights."

"That was Joe Manchin's commitment," a voiceover in one of the ads says. 

"But now, Manchin is working with President Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Concerned? You should be. Tell Sen. Manchin to honor his commitment to the Second Amendment and reject the Obama-Bloomberg gun control agenda."

The ad contrasts Manchin's current relationship with the NRA to the one he had with the lobby group before he and Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) introduced a proposal to expand background checks to include sales at gun shows and over the Internet. 

Manchin had earlier received an "A" rating on gun rights from the NRA, but is now facing the group's ire.

The NRA's advertising come as Bloomberg urges wealthy Democrats to stop donating money to four Senate Democrats who voted to block expanding background checks for gun sales.  

Those Democrats are Sens. Mark Pryor (Ark.), Max Baucus (Mont.), Mark Begich (Alaska) and Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.).

Even though the proposal by Manchin and Toomey failed to win the 60 votes needed to overcome a Senate filibuster, Manchin has recently expressed hope that the Senate would try again to pass legislation expanding background checks.


NRA hits former ally Manchin with new ads on gun control fight - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/305231-nra-targets-joe-manchin-with-new-ads


John Hames
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Please leave a comment, just make sure they are not vulgar or they will be removed.

Popular posts from this blog

Superbowl anti-gun ad, hope it backfires on them

PAT DOLLARD YOUNG AMERICANS 11 Hours Ago Bloomberg to Air Gun Control Ad During Superbowl Feb 2, 2013Toro520 Via The Associated Press: NEW YORK (Associated Press) – A gun control group founded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is airing a Super Bowl advertisement calling for background checks. The 30-second spot by Mayors Against Illegal Guns will air in the Washington area during the game between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers. The ad calls on lawmakers to pass rules requiring background checks on guns. It is narrated by children, with “America the Beautiful” playing in the background. It includes decades-old footage of National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre saying the gun lobby group approves of the checks. LaPierre recently testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that the NRA no longer supports background checks for all gun sales. A Bloomsberg spokesman would say only that the ad cost in the six-figure range....
Post a Comment
Read more

PM Briefing: Rolling Stone Editor Torches His Liberal Colleagues: ‘The American Left Has Lost Its Mind’

Rolling Stone Editor Torches His Liberal Colleagues: ‘The American Left Has Lost Its Mind’ Rolling Stone Editor Torches His Liberal Colleagues: ‘The American Left Has Lost Its Mind’      READ STORY      ADVERTISEMENT South Philly Men Teach Leftwing Scum That Bothering Neighborhoods Where They Aren’t Welcome Is a Dumb Move      READ STORY      Fulton County DA Tells CNN He’s Considering Murder Charges Against Atlanta PD Officer      READ STORY      Jonathan Pie Might Not Be A Household Name In America, But His Take On Social Unrest Proves He Should Be      READ STORY    ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Your NRA-ILA Daily Alert

Catch up with the daily NRA-ILA Alert! view the web version of this email DAILY ALERT FOR Wednesday, September 2, 2020   THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON August Shatters Another Gun Sales Record August 2020 saw more gun sales than any other August on record as Americans continue to rush to gun stores at a record pace. A Washington Free Beacon analysis of FBI data released on Tuesday found a 57 percent increase in sales compared to August 2019. There were at least 1.6 million sales in August 2020.   BREITBART Alleged Armed Robber Shot Dead by Car Wash Customer An alleged armed robber in Roseville, Michigan, was shot dead by a car wash customer around 7 p.m. on Tuesday night.   FOX NEWS Wi...
Post a Comment
Read more