By Amy Harder
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said on the Senate floor Wednesday night that her constituents' "overwhelming concern" about Second Amendment issues compelled her to vote against Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation. But that doesn't mean she thinks it was appropriate for the National Rifle Association to score the vote. Murkowski also speculated that Alaska's other senator, Democrat Mark Begich, is facing a similar amount of pressure from constituents on the same issue; he is one of just a few Democrats who have not announced their votes.
NationalJournal.com spoke with Murkowski on Wednesday night. Read the interview at The Ninth Justice.
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Responded on October 28, 2010 12:31 AM
james dean
We have to get rid of guns in the future. This is the problem with the world now. There is so much killing because of guns.
yaz