(CBS DETROIT) — Democrats are rallying an unexpected group of voters as we near election day — gun owners.
Former congresswoman from Arizona, Gabby Giffords, almost lost her life to gun violence while in office, but she and her husband, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, aren’t shy about their support of the Second Amendment.
They’re using their story to show Michigan voters why they can be proud gun owners while also supporting common-sense gun laws.
Wayne County resident and gun owner Christin Perry says her status doesn’t automatically make her a Republican voter.
“The facts are that there are a lot of responsible gun owners that actually do believe in gun laws for safety, and the narrative has been created that there are two separate sides when really there is not,” Perry said.
Perry supports the freedom we have to own guns for personal protection and for hunting, but she’s also not naïve about the inherent dangers of having a firearm in the home.