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Virginia’s Senate Candidates Uninterested In Gun Control Following Colorado Shooting
Neither candidate for Senate from Virginia seemed inclined to call for stronger gun control in the aftermath of Friday’s shooting at a movie theater in Colorado, suggesting that the tragedy is unlikely to revive a nation debate over the issue.
During a debate on Saturday hosted by the Virginia Bar Association, Republican George Allen and Democrat Tim Kaine appeared to dodge questions about whether tougher gun restrictions can help prevent gun violence (via CNN Director of Political Research Robert Yoon):
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/07/21/560981/virginias-senate-candidates-uninterested-in-gun-control-following-colorado-shooting/
