Musgrove in support of gun decision too

Yesterday we reported that newly elected Representative Travis Childers came out in support of the recent Supreme Court decision striking down the Washington, DC ban on handguns. As noted yeterday, this flies in the face of the scare tactics used by the GOP accusing the Democratic candidates of playing up false conservatism. Ronnie Musgrove also came out with a statement in support of the decision. The type of conservatism in question is social conservatism, to which both Childers and Musgrove subscribe. What we really found out in the MS-01 election was that when Democrats remove the socially conservative issues from the table, Mississippians are in fact economic populists, in other words Democrats.

From the Sun Herald:

"Today is a major victory for law abiding Mississippians and all Americans who have always believed, as I have, that the Second Amendment conveys an individual right to bear arms," Musgrove said in a statement Thursday. "I commend the Supreme Court for its decision recognizing this important constitutionally protected right."

Travis Childers on Supreme Court gun ruling

Remember the attack ads ran by the NRCC that implied that Childers once elected would start pushing "Speaker Pelosi's liberal agenda"? Well it looks that was big fat lie built on top of another big fat lie. Travis ran as a pro-gun candidate and looks to remain that way according to his statement on the recent Supreme Court decision striking down the Washington D.C. ban on handguns.

From the Sun Herald:

Added Childers: "I believe the right to bear arms is a fundamental freedom, and I am proud to support legislation to protect the civil liberties of gun owners in north Mississippi and throughout the nation."