A New York Republican representative who once promised to protect the Second Amendment rights of his constituents has announced that he will not seek reelection after changing his stance on gun control following a spate of mass shootings.
In announcing his decision, Rep. Chris Jacobs, whose 27th New York congressional district is near the recent mass shooting in Buffalo, said his split from the Republican Party on gun control made any reelection bid difficult.
“The last thing we need is an incredibly negative, half-truth-filled media attack, funded by millions of dollars in special interest money coming into our community around this issue of guns and gun violence and gun control,” he said….