Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly Offer Post-Election Analysis on Gun-Violence Issues

tucsonweekly.com ^ | 11/12/2014 | Jim Nintzel

[rktman]

First, we won in Washington State, the one place background checks were actually on the ballot. A measure mandating universal background checks passed overwhelmingly, while a gun lobby attempt to confuse voters failed. As you know, we made multiple trips to the state, we ran a paid mail program, and our groups Veterans for Responsible Solutions and Gun Owners for Responsible Solutions were active as well. Our mail program was particularly interesting because we ran sophisticated controlled experiments to determine the precise people we needed to reach, and with what specific message, in order to get them to vote YES on Initiative 594 and NO on 591. In the end, we estimate we may have convinced 20,000 people to support I-594 and 13,000 to oppose I-591. It will also help us in future campaigns.

[rktman]

Tickets available soon for the mark and gabby travelin' puppet show. Coming soon to NV.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

This is one of the few issues where Lefties have been getting beat — and beat badly — time after time both at the polls and in the courts. Let’s see how Gabby spins that.

[Slicksadick]

I think “Grabby” fits her better.

[thorvaldr]

We really should thank Mark Kelly for being a really big part of the biggest Democrat defeat in a very long time.

[Lurking Libertarian]

This is one of the few issues where Lefties have been getting beat — and beat badly — time after time both at the polls and in the courts. Let’s see how Gabby spins that.

...except, apparently, in Washington State. What's up with that?

[Lurking Libertarian]

This is one of the few issues where Lefties have been getting beat — and beat badly — time after time both at the polls and in the courts. Let’s see how Gabby spins that.

...except, apparently, in Washington State. What's up with that?

[rktman]

Well the sure screwed the citizens in Washington State pushing I-594. I think they can put that in the win column.

[marktwain]

Here is how I-594 passed.

http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/2014/11/how-i-594-gun-control-was-passed-in.html

[Lurking Libertarian]

I had forgotten that WA had a school shooting right before the election. That must have swayed a lot of voters.

[ScottinVA]

Let’s see how Gabby spins that.

She'll be able to "spin" it so long as her attention-whore husband keeps feeding her the talking lines.

[Vendome]

Socialist A-holes.

For all the good y’all may done in life, you are demonstrably Devil Worshipin, Satanic Inspired, Kommunists...

[Vendome]

Don’t know...

[Vendome]

Don’t know...

[beelzepug]

Not that any background check would have preventer this shooting from happening. A fourteen year old boy took a gun from a relatives house to do the killing.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Gun Grabby Gabby!

[JPG]

observe, my lips never move

[gogeo]

King County.