Gloves coming off in U.S. Senate race in Missouri
Those waiting for U.S. Senate candidates Roy Blunt and Jason Kander to engage can relax.
It’s here.
After votes on gun control Monday, Blunt’s campaign tweeted this:
Despite Ft. Hood, Boston & Orlando, @JasonKander won’t acknowledge the root of threats we face: radical Islam https://t.co/3RQu9TErRj #MOSEN
— RoyBluntMO (@RoyBluntMO) June 21, 2016
Kander fired back just a few moments later:
I volunteered to serve in Afghanistan to fight radical Islamic terrorism. Think before you tweet. https://t.co/3vDe9SHL4K
— Jason Kander (@JasonKander) June 21, 2016
If you need further evidence that Monday’s gun control votes were about politics more than policy, compare these press release headlines issued after Blunt supported a Republican alternative on access to weapons by persons on the terror watch list:
Blunt: Blunt Votes to Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Terrorists, Protect Constitutional Rights of Law-Abiding Individuals.
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, less than 30 minutes later: Senator Roy Blunt Shamefully Blocks Bill to Prevent Suspected Terrorists from Buying Guns.
Dave Helling: 816-234-4656, @dhellingkc
This story was originally published June 20, 2016 at 9:43 PM.