WASHINGTON — Facing a likely challenge in the Republican primary for saying he would support some gun control proposals, New York Rep. Chris Jacobs said Friday he would not seek reelection for a second full term.
“I truly believe I could win this election, but it would be an incredibly divisive election for both the Republican Party and for the people of the 23rd District, many of whom I have not ever represented,” Jacobs said. “The last thing we need is an incredibly negative, half-truth-filled media attack funded by millions of dollars of special interest money coming into our community around this issue of guns and gun violence and gun control.”
After mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, Jacobs said he would support a ban on assault weapons and limits on high-capacity magazines, among other proposals meant to decrease mass shootings.
