In their latest effort to spread awareness about candidates who have pushed for stronger restrictions on firearms, members of the gun group led by former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords are encouraging voters to support a Republican senator.
In a new 30-second advertisement, “Steady for Maine,” the group Americans for Responsible Solutions (ARS) highlights Sen. Susan Collins’ bipartisan leadership on reducing gun violence. Amid images of waves crashing onto the shore, the narrator describes the GOP member as “a calm voice in a sea of shouters.”
He concludes by saying, “Susan Collins, steady for Maine, no matter which way the tides roll.”
Following the December 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Collins was one of four Senate Republicans to support the bipartisan legislation that would have expanded background checks to include gun purchases at shows and online. The Senate failed to pass the measure last April.
In another move atypical of members in her conservative party, Collins was the fourth GOP senator to favor gay marriage following Maine lawmakers’ decision to legalize same-sex marriage.
The new television ad is expected to air for at least two weeks as the country closes in on the Nov. 4 midterm elections. Collins currently leads her challenger, Democratic candidate Shenna Bellows, the former director of the American Civil Liberties Union.









