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"Reps.-elect Ann Kirkpatrick and Kyrsten Sinema, who take office Jan. 3, all say they support the Second Amendment"

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Gun control may be risky for Democrats in swing districts

By Rebekah L. Sanders The Republic | azcentral.com Sat Dec 22, 2012 11:50 PM

Arizona’s three newly elected House Democrats could find themselves in a tough position if their party in Washington pursues gun-control measures following the Dec. 14 shooting spree at a Connecticut elementary school.

Each represents swing districts, where constituents are politically divided and any controversial vote will be used against them in future campaigns.

U.S. Rep. Ron Barber, who won office over the summer in a special election, and Reps.-elect Ann Kirkpatrick and Kyrsten Sinema, who take office Jan. 3, all say they support the Second Amendment but welcome a debate on gun reforms. [Kyrsten Sinema almost certainly had her fingers crossed when she said that, or she was referring toy guns. On the other hand I suspect Kyrsten Sinema will say ANYTHING to get you to vote for her including the lie that she supports the Second Amendment]

Of the three, Barber has taken the most active role in pushing for stricter firearms, ammunition and background-check restrictions.

But he is protected by stronger political cover despite representing the 2nd District’s conservative Cochise County along the U.S.-Mexican border. That’s because Barber was a victim, shot twice, during a 2010 rampage at a congressional event near Tucson that killed six and wounded 13, including his predecessor, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

News of the Dec. 14 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School brought back vivid memories, Barber told The Arizona Republic.

“I thought back to my own experience ... seeing Congresswoman Giffords shot, seeing the gunman turn his gun on me and shooting me, and then seeing Gabe Zimmerman die right beside me and (Judge) John Roll on the other side of me ...” Barber said. “I think the pain that the families are going through in Newtown is something I feel very profoundly in myself and in my family.”

To prevent mass shootings, he said, restrictions on military-style weapons are necessary. But, he recognizes not all of his constituents will agree.

“There will be some (opposition), no question,” Barber said. “But part of my job is to stand up and provide leadership and take responsibility to take the hard votes. ... I believe there will be a significant number of people in my district who will support that honesty.”

Barber said that during a meeting in Willcox the day of the Connecticut shooting, he was approached by a longtime farmer, hunter and supporter of the National Rifle Association. “He told me, ‘You need to go back to Washington, and you need to do something about the availability of assault weapons,’” Barber said.

Kirkpatrick, in northeast Arizona’s 1st District, might be in the most perilous position should she support new restrictions, given the many hunters, ranchers and gun aficionados in the district’s rural communities.

In the same district nearly two decades ago, Rep. Karan English, a Democrat, was damaged politically by her vote for the 1994 assault-weapons ban and lost a re-election bid to GOP challenger J.D. Hayworth that year.

Perhaps with that history in mind, Kirkpatrick, who served previously, signed onto a letter in 2009 with other Washington Democrats opposed to any renewal of the ban after it expired. And she touted an A rating from the NRA as recently as this fall.

Now, she is signaling some willingness to reconsider her stance.

“It’s clear that we have to act — our children’s safety is at stake,” she said in a statement. “Everything must be on the table, and that includes examining our assault-weapons laws and our mental-health care system.”

Mike Folley, a 58-year-old Democrat from Show Low, said he understands Kirkpatrick’s pro-gun stances, though he disagrees with them.

“In this district, if you’re not for guns, you’re probably not going to get anybody’s vote, even the Democrats,” Folley said.

In the Valley, [Kyrsten] Sinema, a former social worker who will represent the 9th District, may find the issue somewhat less controversial. But she still can anticipate Republican challengers in 2014 scrutinizing her votes.

Her spokesman, Justin Unga, said Sinema believes Congress must have a “serious discussion about access to assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.” [Translation Kyrsten Sinema is a gun grabber who doesn't support the Second Amendment]

But equally important is the conversation about caring for the mentally ill and increasing school safety, Unga said. “(Sinema) believes we cannot let politics get in the way of doing the right thing for our kids.” [Translation - 'doing the right thing for our kids' is Kyrsten Sinema's way of saying the Second Amendment is null and void. Kyrsten Sinema is a gun grabber who DOESN'T support the Second Amendment]

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