PRO-GUN NOMINEES CHOSEN FOR CALIFORNIA SPECIAL ELECTION

Sen. Joe Baca (D)

      On Sept. 21, State Sen. Joe Baca (D) defeated U.S. Rep. George Brown's (D) widow, Marta Macias Brown (D), for the Dem. nomination in the special election for California's 42nd Congressional District.

Elia Pirozzi (R)

      The only issue that appeared to separate Baca from Brown was the issue of gun control, and Marta Brown ran a decidedly anti-gun campaign.

      Baca, who will face '98 GOP nominee Elia Pirozzi (R) in the 11/16 special election, has a solid pro-gun record, and both Baca and Pirozzi were endorsed by the NRA-Political Victory Fund in the primary.

      An editorial in today's Wall Street Journal read, " [You] won't see many headlines about Mr. Baca's victory, because it goes against the liberal belief that gun control is a winning issue."

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