Republican New York Rep. Chris Jacobs is not seeking reelection amid backlash over his support for an assault weapons ban.
FILE - Congressman Chris Jacobs, R-N.Y., center, poses for a photo with his daughter Anna, 1, during a ceremonial swearing-in on Capitol Hill, July 21, 2020, in Washington. Jacobs is not seeking reelection amid backlash over his support for an assault weapons ban. But he's still advocating for regulation on his way out of Congress. not far from his suburban Buffalo home, Republican U.S. Rep. Chris Jacobs made a decision.
A week later came another decision. With Republicans withdrawing their support for him in droves, Jacobs announced he would not seek reelection. But if there is regret for the decision that abruptly halted his political career, it doesn’t show. On his way out of Congress, the Republican serving his first full term has doubled down on his support for the regulation of certain high-powered firearms, proposing a licensing regimen for people who want to buy them.
"In terms of single issues, the Second Amendment in parts of upstate New York ... is a very, very significant single issue and represents more than just the issue of guns,” Kassar said. “It represents the issue of freedom, represents an issue of constitutionalists. It represents the position of libertarians.”Jacobs' reputation as a moderate has, until now, worked to his advantage.
“It was profound to all of us,” said Jacobs, a member of a prominent Buffalo family. His uncle is Jeremy Jacobs, the billionaire owner of the Boston Bruins and chair of concessions giant Delaware North. “Clearly if I ran — and I thought I could have pulled it off — but I thought the NRA, it would have been outside money galore and I just didn’t think that was good for the district or the party," Jacobs said, “and I just decided it was not right to do.”
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