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Each candidate was asked whether she would respect the outcome of the referendum that will appear on the November ballot in Michigan, in which voters will decide whether to insert language into the state constitution guaranteeing the right to abortion.

Both said they would honor the results of the ballot initiative, and both accused the other of lying about that claim.

Shes a little confused about a constitutional amendment, because this is a governor who time and time again thought she was above the constitution of Michigan, Dixon said. I believe in the peoples right to decide.

Its really ironic when Mrs. Dixon stands here and says she will accept the will of the people, Whitmer shot back. This is a candidate who still denies the outcome of the 2020 election.

Dixon has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump and Michigans powerful DeVos family, earning her partys nomination after a GOP primary mired in chaos. After the debate, Dixon told reporters it was Americans right to question elections.

Its OK to question the results of the election. It doesnt mean that youre not going to accept the will of the people. Thats ridiculous, Dixon said.

Asked by the debates moderator to specifically define her position on abortion, Dixon said she was pro-life with exceptions for the life of the mother and did not say whether she would allow prosecutions in cases of rape or incest. She then argued that she would not have much power over the issue if elected.

A judge has already ruled in this case, Dixon said. The governor doesnt have the choice to go around a judge or a constitutional amendment.

Whitmer sharply disagreed that a governors hands are tied on the issue, noting that her lawsuit against the 1931 ban was what brought about the judges ruling.

Mrs. Dixon is either woefully under-informed about the office shes running for or shes lying to you, she said. The governor will absolutely impact these rights.

In an interview with POLITICO earlier in the week, Whitmer added that the governor has many other tools for shaping reproductive health care in the state, touting her administrations work this year allowing pharmacists to prescribe birth control and, just this week, applying for a federal Medicaid waiver to expand coverage of STD testing, contraception and other services to 25,000 low-income people who dont currently qualify.

Whitmer has led in several polls, though that lead has narrowed to the single digits in recent weeks. She has also benefited from having more robust campaign funds, according to The Associated Press.

Dixon, who acknowledged she might have been speaking to some voters for the first time, introduced herself first as a mother and as a critic of Democratic policies in education and schools.

Echoing GOP rhetoric in state races nationwide, Dixon claimed that children in Michigan were being taught sex and gender theory, and not to read, write and do math. Asked about school safety, she advocated for hardening schools and putting more armed police on campuses.

Whitmer described Dixons position on guns as dangerous.

Shell put the Second Amendment before second graders every time, the governor said.

Dixon and Whitmer are scheduled to debate again on Oct. 25.

Alice Miranda Ollstein reported from Grand Rapids, and Olivia Olander from Chicago.

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In 2015, as Tony was testifying about an upcoming bill, he realized he was the only black pro-Second Amendment representative out of over 100 people. He wanted to see more representation from his community. How could he encourage minorities to not only exercise their Second Amendment rights but to get involved in advocating for them?

Tony felt a deep need to destroy negative media-driven stereotypes, but how? When he spoke with a friend about this, his friend gave him the answer he needed but didnt want at the time. He told Tony it was on him to start the movement. He needed to be about it, not talk about it.

And so began the 2A4E Diversity Shoot. According to Tony, Our mission is to introduce all people, regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or background to learn about their Second Amendment rights.

The event started small in 2015 with only four people attending. Tony partnered with local gun ranges and kept showing up. Between 2015-2019 the event grew so large he had to start using tickets to avoid capacity issues. Eventually, he spread out to other ranges and added more dates. Even throughout the pandemic, Tony found ranges that continued to host. These days, Tony continues to be about it and hosts events twice a month at four ranges and in two states.

As Tony and I chatted about the issues surrounding the gun community, the common theme that came up was divisiveness. Whether it be political rhetoric, false media narratives, or in-fighting, everything seems to be aimed at separating gun owners into different groups. Of course, we all fall into certain categories and come from different backgrounds, but what does that matter if we all agree on the right to bear arms?

We agreed that the hardcore anti-gun crowd is exceptionally united. Theyre on a mission to eradicate guns, and theyll stick together no matter what. They dont want anyone to have guns regardless of gender, race, political affiliation, or other qualifications.

Its not likely well change the minds in that group, but what if we could get to those people in the middle? The ones who are uneducated about firearms and havent chosen a side yet. Certainly, some people have no gun experience, but theyre curious and just waiting for the right conversation.

As Tony and I discussed solutions, it became clear we need two things: unity and more people on our side. We need to have conversations that arent pushy or judgmental, and we must welcome everyone into the 2A community, regardless of how we feel about them.

Thats precisely what Tony Simon is doing. Hes created a safe space designed to be welcoming to everyone, including minorities and underrepresented groups who may often feel comfortable in a firearms class. Tony doesnt care if youre black, white, Asian, gay, straight, or anything else. Youre welcome at the 2A4E Diversity Shoot. As a woman who initially felt intimidated to go to the range, I can say, after talking to Tony, I would have loved to attend his class.

Tony Simons mission is to help people learn about and exercise their Second Amendment rights. Its a human right, after all, he says. His work focuses on showing people that gun laws dont make us any safer and gun owners arent crazy for wanting to protect themselves.

2A4E isnt just a brand or catchy phrase. Its a lifestyle we all, as gun owners, should be living without question. To preserve and restore our rights, we need to unite and invite more people to our side. The best way to do that is to embrace everyone, show them what the Second Amendment truly stands for, and welcome them into our community.

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U.S. Representative Steve Chabot and Cincinnati Council Member Greg Landsman traded barbs in the final televised debate in the race for Ohios First Congressional District Thursday night.

Chabot has maintained political control over the district since 1995. Hes currently serving his 12th term in office, only losing once in 2008, to Democrat Steve Driehaus, winning the seat back in 2010. He faces one of his toughest re-election bids yet now that redrawn district boundaries include the entire city of Cincinnati.

Asked about rising gun crime across the country, Chabot cited his support for a gun regulation measure this year that only 13 other House Republicans voted for.

It not only protected schools, but it was additional background checks for younger people and the rest, Chabot said.

As for going further, though: We have a Second Amendment, its in the Constitution its not the First (Amendment) but its the Second and its very important, Chabot said. [Landsman] doesnt care about the Constitution, apparently. People have a right to defend their families in their own homes.

Landsman says constituents of the First District want more.

People want these guns gone. He is not going to do it, Landsman said. I will, as a member of Congress, ban assault weapons. I will go after these guns. And I will make it easier for police officers to get these guns out of our neighborhoods.

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Chabot/Landsman Debate: Gun Question

The two men repeated frequent talking points about abortion when asked: Would you support legislation banning in vitro fertilization and forms of birth control that prevent pregnancy after conception, or legislation to guarantee access to IVF and birth control?

I introduced and passed the ban on partial birth abortion years ago," Chabot said. "It's the law of the land now, most Democrats actually supported it as well. And we had exceptions for rape, incest and life of the mother.

Landsman calls Chabots position on abortion extreme, saying Chabot has also supported abortion bans without exceptions.

I will, as your member of Congress, vote to codify Roe and make sure that you have reproductive freedom. I want that for my daughter, I know you want it for your children, he said. And I will vote to protect contraception, I will vote to protect IVF, I will vote to protect marriage equality.

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Chabot/Landsman Debate: Reproductive Health Question

The candidates also addressed questions on the economy, housing, public safety, health care, climate change and democracy.

WVXU co-presented the debate along with CET and the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. Lucy May, host of WVXUs Cincinnati Edition, moderated the event and Nick Swartsell, WVXU reporter, was on the panel.

Tune in to Cincinnati Edition Friday, Oct. 14, at noon for a segment fact-checking the statements made during Thursday's debate.

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On Friday, NRA-ILA filed an amicus brief in a case challenging a New York law that seeks to circumvent the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). PLCAA codified the fundamental legal maxim that the law only holds responsible parties liable for their actions. It limits the types of lawsuits that can be brought against the gun industry by barring suits seeking monetary damages against an industry member for a third partys misuse of a firearm.

Despite PLCAA and the common law, New York officials have been bringing lawsuits against gun industry members for over 20 years now. Former New York Attorney General (who then became the states disgraced governor) Elliot Spitzers suit against Ruger was thrown out of court, and a lawsuit brought by the City of New York against Beretta suffered the same fate.

Congress enacted the [PLCAA] to stanch an epidemic of experimental tort suits attempting to hold the firearms industry liable for third parties criminal misuse of firearms, the brief reads. Dissatisfied with Congresss judgment, New York has set out to undermine the PLCAA, assuming the responsibility to correct [what it terms] federal overreach.

PLCAA is not the only firearms matter that New York lawmakers are bitter about and trying to evade these days. In June, NRA-ILA won NYSRPA v. Bruen, a landmark Second Amendment Case at the United States Supreme Court. Governor Hochul called the high courts decision a mere temporary setback, prompting the state to pass the falsely labeled Concealed Carry Improvement Act, which NRA-ILA is also challenging in federal Court.

This case is captioned National Shooting Sports Foundation v. James. It is on appeal to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City.

Please stay tuned towww.nraila.orgfor future updates on NRA-ILAs ongoing efforts to defend your constitutional rights.

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The proposed Credit Card Competition Act failed to become part of a U.S. defense spending bill this week, but backers of the legislation expect to have another chance to attach it to the military bill next month.

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Roger Marshall (R-KS), sponsors of the card competition legislation,were hopeful they could tack the legislation onto the National Defense Authorization Act.

It could have been a surefire way to help their bill pass through the chamber because the defense funding legislation is a must-pass bill every year. However, other senators apparently had the same idea, with some 900 other amendments offered, too.

When Sen.Jack Reed (D-RI), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee launched discussionof the NDAATuesday, few of the amendments were part of it. He aimed to act on the defense spending bill before a recess that starts later this month, but now its likely to be taken up after that break ends about three weeks later in November.

The Senate will return in mid-Nov to consider the NDAA bill and well push to try to get a vote on this amendment then, Maddie Carlos, a spokesperson for Durbins office, said by email. Only a few dozen amendments were included in this initial version of the bill, she said.

The card competition act would mandate that retailers and other merchants have access to at least two unaffiliated credit networks for routing card transactions when consumers swipe to pay. The thrust of the legislation is to create more competition for the network juggernauts Visa and Mastercard in the interest of reducing the interchange fees that merchants are charged when consumers use the cards.

In late September, Durbin and Marshallintroduced two amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act, seeking to attach their legislation to that annual defense bill. In a Sept. 30 press release, they notedthat military veterans must sometimes pay surcharges at military commissaries to cover payment of the interchange fees.

Their proposed first amendment to the NDAA was essentially the same legislation as the credit card competition bill they introduced in July. A second amendment called on the U.S. Defense and Treasury departments to issue a report on how much veterans pay in credit card surcharges and which companies benefit from those fees.

The senators argued that Visa and Mastercard process about 83% of general-purpose credit cards in the U.S., with $3.49 trillion transacted through the two companies in 2021. They also have said the fees paid by U.S. merchants for use of the networks are among the worlds highest, with $77.48 billion in fees paid in 2021.

But there has been plenty of opposition to the bill, namely from the banks that issue the cards and interest groups that represent card interests.

We were able to keep the harmful Credit Card Competition Act and the interchange issue out of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute offered to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in the Senate today, National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions CEO Dan Berger said in a statement Tuesday. This is a big win for credit unions, but we need to continue the fight to make sure lawmakers fully comprehend the damage this bill would have on the financial services industry and American consumers.

Merchant supporters remain optimistic the bill will advance. This is just the beginning of debate over the NDAA and there are many senators who are very concerned about the impact of high swipe fees on veterans who have bravely served their country,National Association of Convenience Stores General Counsel Doug Kantorsaid in a statement.We look forward to seeing senators address this issue during floor consideration of the bill. Kantor is also an executive committee member for the Merchants Payments Coalition.

Durbin, who has been campaigning for years to inject more competition into the card industry,successfully pushed through passage of a similar amendment for routing debit transactions as part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Both proponents and opponents of the proposed legislation suspected the sponsors would use a similar maneuver for this bill.

The House has already passed its version of the NDAA and didnt include the credit card legislation, but if its attached in the Senate it could win approval when the chambers reconcile their two versions.

A House version of the proposed Credit Card Competition Act was introduced last month.

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A gem like Paul is rare and stands for what Maine needs. Things like school choice, the Second Amendment, limiting government, and meeting the needs of families at every life stage.

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Running for state attorney general is often seen as a stepping stone to higher office. To the point that political wags quip the "AG" role stands for "aspiring governor."

But brewing fights over state abortion laws, how to conduct elections, and other hot-button issues have turned attorney general races into top-tier midterm elections contests.

There are 30 attorney general seats on the ballot in 2022, and several are attracting media coverage and candidate spending traditionally reserved for statewide contests such as senator and governor.

Voters are hiring their top law enforcement figures not just for traditional roles such as bringing lawsuits to stop corporate monopolies and trying to institute or fight environmental regulations. And Republicans say they're primed for pickups in attorney general races. Particularly with persistently low approval ratings for President Joe Biden amid the worst inflation in 40 years and high gas prices.

As weve seen over the last two years, Republican AGs are the only thing standing between Americans and the radical progressive agenda including defunding the police and overreaching government mandates that affect everything from education to energy being pushed by President Biden and Democrats in Congress," Peter Bisbee, executive director of the Republican Attorneys General Association, told the Washington Examiner.

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But Democrats contend the Supreme Court's June 24 Dobbs decision is now front and center in many attorney general contests. The ruling declared that there is no constitutional right to abortion and sent the issue back to the states to decide.

"Abortion is a top issue in many of our races. We have several Democratic incumbents working to protect reproductive rights and abortion access," Geoff Burgan, communications director for the Democratic Attorneys General Association, told the Washington Examiner.

The abortion issue has helped put the Georgia attorney general's race on the national radar, in September earning a "competitive" rating from Sabato's Crystal Ball, out of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics. Republican Attorney General Chris Carr is drawing criticism from Democrats for working to enforce Georgia's six-week abortion ban. On Nov. 8, Carr faces Democratic nominee Jen Jordan, a state senator and attorney.

The attorney general race is likely to draw a heavy turnout as Georgia voters are also making choices for governor, senator, secretary of state, and other races.

Jordan "is running a really strong race in that campaign, and Carr is on the defensive," Burgan said.

Beyond public policy issues, the way that elections are conducted also has become a central issue in attorney general races. Former President Donald Trump's baseless claims that the 2020 election was "rigged" or "stolen" have seeped into several attorney general contests.

In Michigan, Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is defending her seat against Republican nominee Matt DePerno, a western Michigan attorney and first-time candidate who was involved in efforts to overturn Bidens 2020 win in the Wolverine State.

In Arizona, the attorney generals office is open because incumbent Mark Brnovich is term-limited. But Brnovich is a cautionary tale for Republicans who cross Trump over election fraud claims. Brnovich lost a Senate GOP primary bid on Aug. 2 after becoming a Trump target for being insufficiently aggressive, in the former presidents view, about rooting out voter fraud and other irregularities in 2020 balloting. A report Brnovich issued on April 6 found no evidence of widespread voter fraud or irregularities in Maricopa County, Arizonas population base and the central locale for election-related conspiracies by Trump supporters.

The Republican attorney general nominee is attorney Abe Hamadeh, a former prosecutor in the Maricopa County District Attorney's Office. Hamadeh has firmly aligned himself with Kari Lake and Mark Finchem, the Arizona GOPs nominees for governor and secretary of state, respectively, who have both repeatedly rejected the results of the 2020 election. Hamadeh has also pledged to prosecute the crimes of the rigged 2020 election if elected and has seemingly endorsed efforts to decertify his states 2020 presidential electors.

Hamadeh is locked in a tight contest, according to polls, with Democratic nominee Kris Mayes, a former state corporation commissioner. Mayes is touting her bipartisan appeal, having been a member of that regulatory body as a Republican from 2003-2011 who also worked for former Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, a Democrat.

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"Arizona is a very independent place," said Burgan, from the Democratic attorneys general group. Hamadeh's "extreme Trump brand of politics does not win in Arizona."

Bisbee, the Republican attorneys general group head, said voters in those contests are likely to vote on other issues.

The woke Left wants to limit our Second Amendment rights, Washington bureaucrats are pushing unconstitutional environmental regulations, and Big Tech companies are censoring free speech," Bisbee said. "But rest assured, in the new year, Republican AGs will continue their pursuit to protect Americans from these harmful policies and practices.

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LINCOLN A contentious race for a seat on the University of Nebraska Board of Regents is being marked by claims that the top issue is whether the NU leadership is too liberal and must be replaced.

One candidate for the post, State Sen. Matt Williams of Gothenburg, said recent attacks against his campaign from a PAC funded by Gov. Pete Ricketts are ultimately aimed at replacing Ronnie Green, the chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, as well as his boss, NU President Ted Carter, two leaders he supports.

They want to stack the board and get rid of them, Williams said.

His opponent, Kathy Wilmot of Beaver City, a past member of the State Board of Education, called that crazy.

Wilmot said she had yet to work with Carter or Green to determine if they should be replaced. But, she said, there are some courses at NU that are liberal leaning.

Thats the kind of indoctrination I hear about, that kids go off to the university and come back with liberal ideas, Wilmot said. (But) to me this isnt about an individual, or a couple of individuals.

Williams and Wilmot, both registered Republicans, are squaring off to

represent the western two-thirds of Nebraska on the eight-member Board of Regents, which determines university policy and NU leadership.

They are running for a seat vacated by Bob Phares of North Platte, who opted against seeking a fourth term on the board.

Williams, a 73-year-old banker who earned undergraduate and law degrees from UNL, outpolled Wilmot, a 72-year-old former training officer at a Kansas state prison, by about 1,800 in a three-way primary race for the nonpartisan post.

Both Williams and Wilmot are registered Republicans, and both consider themselves conservatives, though the state GOP which was recently taken over by a more conservative faction of the party has endorsed Wilmot.

Two top GOP leaders, Ricketts and the gubernatorial candidate he has funded and endorsed to succeed him, Jim Pillen, are divided on the race.

Ricketts, who cannot run again for governor because of term limits, has endorsed Wilmot and has contributed $20,000 to her campaign, whilePillen, a current member of the Board of Regents, has endorsed Williams and donated $5,000 to his effort.

The race heated up even more this week after it was reported that Ricketts, whose family owns the Chicago Cubs, poured $314,000 into a political action committee that has funded a series of advertisements attacking Williams. Among other things, the ads claim he is a Republican in Name Only (RINO).

Ricketts, whose family are major GOP donors nationwide, has never been shy about using his wealth to oppose or support political causes. In 2016, he donated $300,000 to the campaign to restore the death penalty and financially backed three candidates who ousted a trio of legislative incumbents who had disagreed with him.

Ricketts has made no bones about his dislike of Green. Eleven months

ago, the governor said he had lost all faith in the UNL chancellor, who Ricketts said had blindsided him about the universitys plan to address racial inequities.

The plan had won the vocal support of Carter, a retired Navy vice admiral who has led the NU system for almost two years. Green, who previously was head of UNLs Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, has held the top job at the states flagship university since 2016.

Ricketts, in an email response, did not address whether the governors support was about electing Regents that would replace Green and Carter, but he stated that he supported Wilmot because shes a trusted conservative.

And I know Kathy will take those values to the Board of Regents, the governor said. Matt Williams record in the Legislature proves hes not a conservative.

Ricketts noted that he disagrees with his wife, Susanne Shore, a registered Democrat, on whom to back in political races.

Pillen, who was endorsed by Ricketts and aided by more than $1 million in ads attacking his primary opponents, said hes known Williams for years.

Hes a conservative who has done a good job for his community and state, said Pillen in a text.

Its not the first time that Pillen, a pork producer from Columbus, has disagreed with Ricketts in a political campaign. In 2014, Pillen backed former Attorney General Jon Bruning in the GOP gubernatorial primary instead of Ricketts. In 2006, Pillen supported U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson when he was challenged by Ricketts.

In the Regents race, both Williams and Wilmot have impressive lists of endorsements.

Besides Pillen, Williams is backed by five other NU regents Phares, Paul Kenney, Barb Weitz, Rob Schafer and Tim Clare as well as former Regent Howard Hawks. Williams was also endorsed by former NU football coach and U.S. Rep. Tom Osborne, State Treasurer John Murante and five state senators: Mike Hilgers, John Stinner, Myron Dorn, Tim Gragert and Mark Kolterman.

Theres no comparison on their credentials, said Kolterman, who called Wilmot a single-issue candidate.

Kolterman noted that Williams has been on the board at UNLs Innovation Campus since it was launched and served as national president of the American Bankers Association.

Williams, who has raised about $96,000 for his race, touted his accomplishments in the Legislature, including obtaining $25 million in funding for a USDA facility at Innovation Campus in Lincoln, which he called a game changer, and getting legislation passed to increase workforce housing in rural communities, which is a barrier to hiring new employees.

He defended his votes to override Ricketts vetoes on bills concerning drivers licenses for participants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA participants are here legally, Williams said) and an increase in the states fuel tax. While Ricketts opposed the tax hike, he has used the extra funding to accelerate highway improvements in the state.

In eight years in the Legislature, I voted to reduce property taxes, reduce income taxes, reduce taxes on Social Security and was hard-line pro-life and on the Second Amendment, Williams said. Tell me thats not conservative.

The biggest issue in the race has become whether to maintain the current NU leadership or to elect Wilmot, whom Williams suggested wanted both Green and Carter replaced.

Wilmot, who has raised about $50,000 for her campaign, has been endorsed by two former governors, Kay Orr and Dave Heineman, as well as five state senators:Rita Sanders, Joni Albrecht, Steve Erdman, Dave Murman and Steve Halloran.

Wilmot said that she has a proven record as a true conservative and that Williams rated a modest, 60% approval rating from the American Conservative Union two years ago.

She said she sees shortcomings in the preparation of students at NU to enter the workforce and wants to assure that teachers are ready to teach when they graduate.

The thing I hear when I talk to people in the district is that they want education, not an indoctrination, Wilmot said.

She said one of her main objections to Williams is that he didnt sign onto a letter, signed by 30 other state lawmakers, objecting to new sex education standards proposed by the State Board of Education standards that Wilmot testified against and were that eventually dropped amid controversy.

Williams, she said, also declined to sign a letter opposing the teaching of critical race theory at NU, which Wilmot said divides and tore down people instead of uniting them.

Williams said he didnt sign the two letters because he doesnt think its right for one elected body, the Legislature, to tell another elected board, the State Ed Board, what to do.

Regardless, the senator said, he made his objections known directly to the university about CRT and about the sex-ed standards to State Education Board members.

I was in the same place, Williams said. I was taking my own action,

Nebraska Examiner political reporter Aaron Sanderford contributed to this report.

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After Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, was shouted down at her own town hall, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, R-CO, piled on the criticism by accusing her of being "part of the machine" and for ignoring her constituents.

"On the rare occasions that @AOC actually spends time with her constituents, she is reminded that she has sold them out at every turn," Boebert said on Twitter Thursday.

She added: "She campaigned as an outsider and has now just morphed into Sandy Pelosi."

A split photo of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, on December 7, 2021, in Washington, D.C., and Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-CO, in Dallas, Texas, US, on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022.

Several hours later, AOC responded to the quip and claimed Boebert was the sellout.

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"Hey Boebert, you seem to have us confused," The "Squad" lawmaker said. "I have attended and hosted [hundreds] of community events, hold regular town halls, [and] dont take a dime in corporate cash."

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"You are bankrolled by corporate PACs [Political Action Committees], Big Ag, and Oil," AOC continued. "[You] are too scared to hold regular town halls open to all."

Boebert fired back in a tweet early the following day.

"I have governed as I campaigned. You sold out your supporters," said the Coloradan.

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 08: U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-CO, attends a House Second Amendment Caucus press conference at the U.S. Capitol on June 08, 2022 in Washington, DC.

"I notice you took a screenshot of my tweet instead of sharing the original one with the video of you getting completely ripped to shreds by your own constituents," she added.

"Just own it. Youre the machine now," Boebert also said.

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Videos from Ocasio-Cortezs original town hall show several people in the audience heckling her and accusing her of pushing the ongoing fighting between Ukraine and Russia.

"You voted to send arms to Ukraine," one person at the town hall can be heard yelling to the Democrat.

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 08: U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol December 8, 2021 in Washington, DC.

"You ran as an outsider, yet youve been voting to start this war in Ukraine. Youre voting to start a third nuclear war with Russia and China," another shouts.

AOC took to Twitter to address some of these criticisms, including comments from others claiming she was using her office to increase her net worth.

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"My financial disclosures are public. I still owe ~$18k in student loans. Not everything on the internet is true," she wrote.

Boebert, a vocal Trump supporter, was sworn into office last year and has since become an outspoken critic of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic leaders.

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In a press conference defending the states new restrictions on concealed carry permit holders, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, told reporters last month: This whole concept that a good guy with a gun will stop the bad guys with a gun, it doesnt hold up. And the data bears this out, so that theory is over.

With all due respect to the governor, she clearly hasnt actually looked at the data.

Almost every major study on the issue has found that Americans use their firearms in self-defense between500,000 and 3 milliontimes annually, according to the latest report on the subject by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Just this year, a more comprehensive study concluded thatroughly 1.6 million defensive gun usesoccur in the United States every year.

For this reason, The Daily Signal each month publishes an article highlighting some of the previous months many news stories on defensive gun use that you may have missedor that might not have made it to the national spotlight in the first place. (Read other accountsherefrom 2019, 2020, 2021, and so far in 2022.)

The examples below represent only a fraction of the news stories on defensive gun use that we found in September. You may explore more by using The Heritage Foundations interactiveDefensive Gun Use Database.(The Daily Signal is Heritages multimedia news organization.)

As these recent cases show, the reality of armed citizens defending life, liberty, and property never has been more relevant, or more supported by the available evidence.

Restricting the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans doesnt make them safer. It just hinders their ability to protect themselves and others, making them even more vulnerable to attacks by criminals who know their victims are defenseless.

This piece originally appeared in The Daily Signal

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Yes, Democrats, Sometimes a Good Guy With a Gun Does Stop the Bad Guys. Here's Proof. - Heritage.org