Former Gun Control Candidate Charged With Shooting Her Campaign Treasurer

Kellie Collins, a former congressional candidate in Georgia’s 10th District, was charged with the murder of her former campaign treasurer, Curtis Cain. The allegations of murder follow Collins’ advocacy for “responsible” gun control laws during her campaign. WSB-TV reports that she argued for stricter legislation “to protect the community.” Police found Cain’s body in Collins’s apartment with a gunshot wound. Cain did not come in to work last Tuesday, prompting deputies to check in on him. Police estimated that he was dead for roughly a week. Collins turned herself in to police on Saturday, shortly after the body was found. The two were reportedly living together and may have been married. Collins ran as a Democrat against Republican incumbent Rep. Jody Hice...MORE