Politics
Democratic Candidates Embrace Gun Control, Despite Risks
Aftab Pureval, an Ohio Democrat seeking to unseat a Republican congressman, knows the political risks in calling for gun restrictions.
July 30 2018 4:39 PM EST
March 12 2019 3:23 AM EST
Aftab Pureval knows the risks in taking on the powerful National Rifle Association, which has spent more than $115,000 supporting his Congressional opponent over the years. But after a spate of school shootings, including February's massacre at a high school in Parkland, Fla., Pureval believes voters in the Republican-leaning district have had enough of congressional inaction.