Gun control advocates score wins in New Jersey, Virginia races

By Chris Eger

Virginia Gov.-elect Ralph Northam celebrates his election victory Tuesday night at a part at George Mason University in Fairfax. (Photo: Cliff Owen/AP)
Backed by a coalition of gun control groups, Phil Murphy won his race in New Jersey while Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam came out ahead in Virginia’s gubernatorial race.
Murphy, who will replace Republican Gov. Chris Christie in the Garden State and has pledged to get “tough on gun violence,” beat out his Republican rival, Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno. In Virginia, Northam, who had President Obama talk gun politics on his behalf, bested Republican Ed Gillespie in a narrow finish.
“Make no mistake: Gun violence prevention was on the ballot today and, despite the NRA spending millions, voters in Virginia and New Jersey rejected the gun lobby’s agenda and voted for gun safety,” said John Feinblatt, president of Everytown, which invested $1.4 million in Virginia races alone this year. Feinblatt went on to say that heading into 2018, “gun safety will be a defining issue of the midterm elections.”
Murphy, who retired from a 23-year career at Goldman Sachs before moving on to high-ranking positions in the Democrat party and a stint as Obama’s ambassador to Germany, has gone on record as ready

Source: Guns.com