9 Apr 2013 9:10 am
CBS News: No GOP Backers Of Gun Control Filibuster Would Agree To An InterviewCBS News called out 14 Republican senators on Tuesday for declining requests to be interviewed about their proposed filibuster of an upcoming gun control bill.The senatorsincluding minority leader Mitch McConnellare part of an effort, led by Kentucky's Rand Paul, to block any potential expansion of gun laws in the wake of the shootings in Newtown, Connecticut. On Tuesday's "CBS This Morning," congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes reported on the lobbying being done by families of some of the Newtown victims. She then said that none of the potential filibustering senators had agreed to an interview."We asked all 14 Republican senators for an interview about their filibuster threat, but none of them were available," Cordes said.The show did talk to Republican Jonny Isakson, who said he did not think a filibuster was appropriate.It is not the first time a news outlet has publicly said it could not secure interviews with opponents of gun control. In December, NBC's "Meet the Press" and CBS' "Face the Nation" both went public with their failed attempts to get gun-rights backers on their shows.Seems to me that if you think you're on the right side of an issue, you wouldn't hide from the press.Yesterday President Obama brought a bunch of Newtown family members back to Washington D.C. on Air Force One.They will be walking the halls of Congress this week lobbying for gun safety legislation.I can hardly wait to see the footage of Republican members of Congress running from the parents of 6 & 7 year olds who were slaughtered at Sandy Hook, or hear the stories about how the cowards refused to even meet with them.