NEW YORK (AP) - Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand keeps two rifles under her bed.
In an interview published in Monday's Newsday, Gillibrand said she and her husband, Jonathan, keep the rifles to protect their home in upstate New York.
Gillibrand was a congresswoman from a rural Republican district when she was tapped by Gov. David Paterson to fill the Senate seat vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton. As a member of the House, Gillibrand earned a 100 percent rating from the National Rifle Association for her pro-gun stance.
"If I want to protect my family, if I want to have a weapon in the home, that should be my right," said Gillibrand, who has two small children.
"If I want to protect my family, if I want to have a weapon in the home, that should be my right," said Gillibrand, who has two small children.
She has been criticized by other Democrats in New York for her positions on both gun control and immigration, and she has acknowledged that her views are broadening as she moves from representing one district to the entire state.
In New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has complained that Gillibrand has opposed efforts "to enact commonsense measures that keep illegal guns out of the hands of criminals."
Gillibrand said Monday she looks forward to working with Bloomberg and other gun-control advocates "to end illegal gun trafficking and give law enforcement the tools they need to get these illegal guns off our streets."
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