Exit Stage Left UPDATED 3/29/18

That's Conor Lamb at Saturday's March For Our Lives in Pittsburgh. He skedaddled when asked if he would support a ban on assault weapons.

Lamb, a former prosecutor and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, said on the campaign trail he wanted more effective background checks but not a ban on assault weapons. On Saturday, he wouldn’t discuss whether he would support such a ban as he alighted from the stage into a throng of people eager to greet him.


“I’m not here to talk to the media,” he said.

Read more: Marchers call for gun reform at Pittsburgh event

Conor Lamb, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, should watch this video.



Update March 27, 2018 2:41 PM Retired justice urges repeal of Second Amendment

Update March 28, 2018 6:11 PM Beth Tarasi dropped out. http://www.timesonline.com/news/20180327/tarasi-drops-out-of-congressional-race

Update March 29, 2018 10:49 AM Don't worry, President Trump. Not all Democrats want to repeal the Second Amendment. If we end up with Conor Lamb, you have one less Democrat to worry about.