“There is just the compelling logic that as a society, there is a category of people we do not want to own firearms,” Mr. Toomey said. The Democrats who are targeting Mr. Heck in Nevada on guns are racing to support Ms. McGinty in ads that point out Mr. Toomey has voted against many other gun control bills. But gun control groups, spurred mostly by Democrats, are reinvigorated after years of more tepid efforts. This year, Senate Democrats staged a filibuster over guns, and House Democrats conducted an overnight sit-in on the House floor. Since Sandy Hook, it has been increasingly hard for Democrats who support gun rights to advance in primaries.

Source: New York Times September 04, 2016 23:15 UTC