Gun Control Group: Sen. Kirk is No Longer Worthy of Our Endorsement

By Erika Haas

The gun control group Americans for Responsible Solutions revoked their endorsement of Illinois Republican Senator Mark Kirk on Saturday after he mocked his opponent’s heritage last week.

On October 27 during a debate, U.S. Representative Tammy Duckworth mentioned her ethnic and military background, explaining how her family has served this country for decades. Kirk’s response: “I’d forgotten that your parents came all the way from Thailand to serve George Washington.”

Duckworth was born in Bangkok; her mother is Thai, her father American. Duckworth lost both her legs while serving in Iraq as a Black Hawk helicopter pilot for the U.S. Army. She was even awarded the Purple Heart.

Kirk was widely criticized for his comment and apologized on Twitter the next day.

Americans for Responsible Solutions, headed by former Democratic Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, announced that they could no longer support Kirk. The group’s executive director, Peter Ambler, gave the official statement.

“In public office, your values matter as much as your votes. That’s the example Gabby set in Congress and in her campaigns, and that’s the example we must …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms