Phil Gingrey rejects gun clip limits, changes course on Todd Akin
by Political Insider with Jim Galloway
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In an attempt to clear the air before a possible Senate run, U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey on Monday said he no longer considers a ban on high-capacity magazines a useful method of curbing gun violence — and retracted his controversial defense of Todd Akin and statements about a woman’s inability to become pregnant as a result of rape.

The congressman called his initial statements on guns an emotional response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. As for his comments on rape and abortion, Gingrey referred to them as “stupid.”

“I made a very awkward attempt to explain the unexplainable,” he said, admitting the resulting political damage has been self-inflicted.

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