In a previous attempt to appear friendly to the Second Amendment, Kentucky Secretary of State and candidate for Senate Alison Grimes posted a photo of herself target shooting — although without any eye or ear protection.
Apparently unwilling to repeat that gaffe, Grimes has found another photo in which she’s properly equipped to shoot a firearm, juxtaposed with a pic of Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell preparing to present an antique rifle to the retiring Sen. Tom Coburn at CPAC.
Hey @Team_Mitch, there's only one straight shooter in this race #kysen pic.twitter.com/IjvGf1t5cv
— Alison Lundergan Grimes (@AlisonForKY) July 7, 2014
The eye and ear protection might be in place, but that doesn’t mean the new ad won’t backfire.
@AlisonForKY @Team_Mitch I wince whenever I see a candidate carrying a firearm, whether they're wearing a blue tie or pink ear protectors.
— Brent Andrew (@SanFranciscoBA) July 7, 2014
@AlisonForKY @RichardAngwin @Team_Mitch You know what? Seeing any candidate with a gun in a photo kind of turns my stomach. #pandering
— ?Karmageddon? (@TinaMcGugan) July 7, 2014
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@RichardAngwin I wish they'd quit romanticizing guns altogether. These pols with gun pics are vomitous!
— Zeptune (@DocZeptune) July 7, 2014
https://twitter.com/Pile_of_Derp/status/486246304960376832
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