Arizona candidate apologizes for shootings remarks
Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS
MONDAY, MAY 19, 2014 02:30 PM EDT
FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) A Republican businessman running for Arizonas 1st Congressional District has apologized for saying most mass shootings in the U.S. are committed by Democrats.
Gary Kiehne made the remarks at a Republican primary debate Saturday in Florence, southeast of Phoenix. The eastern Arizona rancher said that 99 percent of (mass shootings) have been by Democrats pulling their guns out and shooting people.
On Monday, Kiehne issued a public apology and said his comments were inaccurate. He says he shouldnt have made the remarks without any reservations.
Arizona House Speaker Andy Tobin is also running for the seat and said Kiehne should leave the race after a pattern of bizarre and deeply offensive remarks. The Aug. 26 primary election will decide who faces incumbent U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, a Democrat.
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