that s what a background check does. if you think we re going to do paperwork prosecutions, you re wrong. gun control advocates were given some hope last night. robin kelly, a candidate who proudly flaunted her f rating from the nra won the democratic primary in illinois s second congressional district, a seat left vacant by former congressman jesse jackson jr. kelly easily defeated her closest competitor, a pro-gun democrat. she got a $2 million boost from new york mayor michael bloomberg, whose ads turned this race into a referendum on existing gun laws. today you did more than cast a vote. you sent a message that was heard around our state and across the nation, a message that tells the nra that their days of holding our country hostage are coming to an end. let s turn to our congressional panel tonight. congressman jim moran of virginia joins us, along with congresswoman jan schakowsky of
reported to be low. but at this hour we can report a result in this race. with 67% of precincts now reporting, the associated press has declared former state lawmaker robin kelly the winner tonight. former democratic congresswoman debbie halvorson has conceded. this could have national implications. robin kelly made her support for gun reform the centerpiece of her campaign. she ruiz running against somebody who had long touted her a rating from the nra. and the a rating from the nra lost and the f rating won. the f rating from the nra from the michael bloomberg gun reform superpac and millions of dollars worth of ads run against debbie halvorson on the same grounds. again, robin kelly will move on to the general election on april 9th in the district that was recently held by jesse jackson jr.
on a new nissan sentra, plus $500 holiday bonus cash. eric holder prepares to address gun control, congressional lawmakers are prepping for what s shaping up to be a long road to passing any form of legislation backed by president obama. joining me now, congressman bobby scott, a democrat from virginia. he s also vice chair of the congressional gun violence prevention task force. congressman, it s great to have you here. and during president obama s announcement this week, he charged lawmakers to worry more about their constituents than their nra rating. i want to point out to you that you got an f rating by the nra. but as we take a look at this chart, it highlights the campaign donations to democratic senators who are either on the fence about the president s plans or refusing to comment about those plans. they include harry reid, senator joe manchin, the only senator on that list that received a
sports foundation, which has the distinction of being headquartered in newtown, connecticut where that massive school shooting was last month, none of these other groups are really seen as all that influential in the field or even all that well known. but there are other gun advocacy groups in the country besides the nra, who were not at that meeting today. take, for example, from the 08 presidential election. the nra in that election endorsed john mccain for president, saying he had steadfastly voted against every gun and ammunition ban in congress. that was the nra endorsement of mccain for president in 08. at the same time the gun owners of america, which is a competing organization, they compete with the nra. they were denouncing john mccain as a liberal gun grabber. not only did they not endorse mccain in his 2008 election, they gave him an f rating on their a to f scale as a politician. this competing group with the nra touts an endorsement on their web page from ron paul. ron
connecticut where that massive school shooting was last month, none of these other groups are really seen as all that influential in the field or even all that well known. but there are other gun advocacy groups in the country besides the nra, who were not at that meeting today. take, for example, from the 08 presidential election. the nra in that election endorsed john mccain for president, saying he had steadfastly voted against every gun and ammunition ban in congress. that was the nra endorsement of mccain for president in 08. at the same time the gun owners of america, which is a competing organization, they compete with the nra. they were denouncing john mccain as a liberal gun grabber. not only did they not endorse mccain in his 2008 election, they gave him an f rating on their a to f scale as a politician. this competing group with the nra touts an endorsement on their web page from ron paul. ron paul calling them the only no compromise gun lobby in washington. because you kn