Robin Kelly wins Illinois Democratic primary on gun control

The Guardian writes, Victory effectively makes assault rifle opponent the next member of Congress for second district, replacing Jesse Jackson Jr Robin Kelly, a Democrat who wants to ban assault weapons, has effectively become Jesse Jackson Jr's replacement in Congress for the Illinois second district after winning a primary for the party's nomination – all but ensuring she will win the 9 April special election in what is a heavily Democratic district. Kelly, a former member of the Illinois state legislature, was backed by the New York mayor, Michael Bloomberg, in a campaign dominated by a gun control debate…

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