Jacobs said last week that he would vote for a federal assault weapons ban if he had a chance, sparking backlash among state conservatives. 9News
representative Chris Jacobs has said he will not run for another term in Congress amid backlash over his support for new gun control measures.
Jacobs, who represents suburban Buffalo, told reporters he has decided to retire instead of facing what he said would be “an incredibly divisive election," just days after voicing support for a federal assault weapons ban. “The last thing we need is an incredibly negative, half-truth-filled media attack funded by millions of dollars of special interest money coming into our community around this issue of guns and gun violence and gun control," he said, according to footage of his announcement.FILE - Congressman Chris Jacobs, R-N.Y., centre, poses for a photo with his daughter Anna, 1, during a ceremonial swearing-in on Capitol Hill, July 21, 2020, in Washington.
“I want to be completely transparent of where I am in Congress. If an assault weapons ban bill came to the floor that would ban something like an AR-15, I would vote for it,” he said, according to Spectrum News 1. He also said he believed it was “perfectly reasonable” to raise the age limit to purchase semi-automatic weapons to 21.
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