After a series of school shootings nationwide, Democratic congressional candidate Tammy Duckworth called Tuesday for "sensible" gun laws while accusing her Republican opponent, state Sen. Peter Roskam, of being a "rubber stamp" for the National Rifle Association...
"I have seen the effect of those weapons in military combat, and I can tell you there's no place for them in our communities or on our streets," Duckworth said, citing her experience in Iraq as a member of the Illinois Army National Guard.
Actually, Tammy, you never saw "those weapons" included in the expired federal ban, because it only pertained to select semiautomatic firearms. You've taken a page right out of the VPC playbook--intentionally confusing a public ignorant of the difference--one of the most effective PR lies the antis have dreamed up, but a lie nonetheless.
But everybody's supposed to roll over because Duckworth is a war hero. Today's "This Day in History" post should provide all the historical example we need that those who serve their country valiantly on the battlefield don't necessarily serve the cause of liberty with equal valor.