Feb 12

Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Senator, Demands NRA ‘Reject’ Lobbyist ‘Connecticut Effect’ Remark

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WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut demanded on Tuesday that the National Rifle Association and its CEO, Wayne LaPierre, “repudiate and reject” comments made by an NRA lobbyist who said that the “Connecticut effect” was interfering with the gun rights group’s lobbying agenda.

The lobbyist, Bob Welch, made the comments while speaking at an NRA state meeting in Wisconsin over the weekend.

“We have a strong agenda coming up for next year, but of course a lot of that’s going to be delayed as the ‘Connecticut effect’ has to go through the process,” Welch said, referring to the Dec. 14 mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., which has galvanized public support for stricter gun control laws.

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