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Connie Mack: Ban LGBT marriage, but ‘you cannot legislate morality’ on guns

A former Republican congressman from Florida who has voted to ban same sex marriage says that “you cannot legislate morality” when it comes to guns. During a Wednesday panel discussion on CNN, host Soledad O’Brien said that she could understand NRA executive director Wayne LaPierre’s point of view that the…

Connie Mack in Newtown: ‘Impossible’ for gun control to stop ‘bad people’ so don’t even try

Former Republican Rep. Connie Mack (FL) traveled to Newtown, Connecticut on Monday — exactly one month after 20 children were gunned down in the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history — and insisted that Congress should not attempt gun control legislation because it was “impossible” to stop violence through new…

LIVE BLOG AND VIDEO: Romney accepts nomination at Republican convention

The Republican National Convention entered its final stretch of speeches on Thursday, with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney slated to officially accept the Republican nomination for president. Other featured Republican speakers include Florida Rep. Connie Mack, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy, Olympians Kim Rhode, Mike Eurizione…