Rep. Chris Jacobs, R-Orchard Park, broke with party orthodoxy last week by favoring a ban on assault weapons such as the AR-15 that was used in massacres in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas. He also rejected what he called the "vile and disgusting" replacement theory.
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Congressman Chris Jacobs announces that he will not run for re-election in front of Old County Hall in Buffalo Friday, June 3, 2022.
WASHINGTON – A week after becoming a rare Republican supporter of banning assault weapons, Rep. Chris Jacobs on Friday withdrew from the race for Congress in a conservative district stretching from suburban Buffalo to Chemung County – bowing to pressure from party leaders and gun rights activists and unleashing what could be a fervent battle to replace him as the GOP nominee.
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Rep. Chris Jacobs, R-Orchard Park, broke with party orthodoxy last week by favoring a ban on assault weapons such as the AR-15 that was used in massacres in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas. He also rejected what he called the "vile and disgusting" replacement theory.
