Media Coverage from last night’s 2nd Congressional District Debate
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The following is the media coverage from the debate;
Norwich Bulletin – Congressional candidates do battle on guns, climate change –http://www.norwichbulletin.com/news/20161020/congressional-candidates-do-battle-on-guns-climate-change
WILLIMANTIC – The candidates running for the 2nd Congressional District sounded off on college affordability, defense spending and gun control at their debate Thursday at Eastern Connecticut State University.
Republican Daria Novak and Libertarian Dan Reale joined Green Party candidate Jonathan Pelto and incumbent U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, on the stage of the Fine Arts Center at Eastern. The debate was sponsored by The Bulletin and moderated by Bulletin Opinion Page Editor Brendan Cox.
All had differing views on how they’d address hot-button issues such as gun control.
Courtney said he supports “common sense measures that are long overdue,” such as a background check bill that would close loopholes, and the “no fly, no buy” law that would prohibit people on the no-fly watch list from buying a gun.
“Those are common-sense measures with bipartisan support,” he said.
Novak said such measures as “safe zones” and “no fly, no buy” don’t work, and Reale has said it’s an issue best left to the states.
“This no fly, no buy nonsense, come on,” he said, “There’s no due process there. You don’t know if you’re on the list or not.”
Novak said solving “the core reasons of the violence, not taking away guns,” is what’s Media Coverage from last night’s 2nd Congressional District Debate - Wait What?:
