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Surprise: New York Republican to retire from House — a week after endorsing gun control (Hot Air)

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Surprise: New York Republican to retire from House — a week after endorsing gun control – By Allah Pundit (Hot Air) / June 3, 2022

I wrote about this guy on Sunday, puzzling over his announcement that he’d support a new assault weapons ban even though … no one’s seriously proposing a new assault weapons ban. Even outspoken gun-grabbers in the Senate like Chris Murphy aren’t wasting time on it, knowing there won’t be 60 votes. So why would Rep. Chris Jacobs volunteer that he’s in favor given that he has a tough primary coming up in August and his position was destined to piss off Republican voters?

The best I could do to make sense of it is that his new district encompasses parts of Buffalo, the site of the horrendous supermarket massacre last month, and therefore Republicans there might be somewhat more receptive than usual to gun-control measures. But still: An assault weapons ban? Which isn’t even on the table?

Five days later, Jacobs has declared that his congressional career is over:

CONTINUE > https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2022/06/03/surprise-new-york-republican-to-retire-from-house-a-week-after-endorsing-gun-control-n473882

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