GOP Rep. Quits After Getting 'Annihilated' for Backing Dems' 'Assault Weapons' Ban

Republican House Rep. Chris Jacobs of New York announced Friday that he would not be running for re-election. Jacobs believes that his endorsement of gun control policies destroyed his chances of winning the Republican primary.
“Last Friday I made remarks before the press regarding my support of some gun-control measures,” Jacobs said in a Friday afternoon news conference in Buffalo, New York.
A week ago, the New York congressman told reporters in a Friday news briefing that he would