NEW : Mississippi politicians predict the bid to lure House to Massachusetts will fail . The poison of illegal gun trafficking respects no state boundaries and threatens to cause more horrific tragedies like Newtown and the 1,900 gun violence deaths that have occurred since then . '' The gun industry in U.S. is being `` demonized , '' says Mississippi 's House speaker . Gunmakers in `` anti- the Second Amendment states '' wo n't be criticized in his state , he adds . A U.S. senator from Connecticut calls the pitch `` preposterous ''
NEW : Mississippi politicians predict the bid to lure House to Massachusetts will fail . The gun industry in U.S. is being `` demonized , '' says Mississippi 's House speaker . Gunmakers in `` anti- the Second Amendment states '' wo n't be criticized in his state , he adds . A U.S. senator from Connecticut calls the pitch `` preposterous ''