In a tense exchange with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, Larry Pratt of Gun Owners of America said Wednesday his organization would seek to oust Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) from office.

“He ought to be held politically accountable and they way to do it is in a primary,” Pratt explained.

Though the Republican senator has an “A” rating from the National Rifle Association, his support for closing the so-called gun show loophole indicated he didn’t really support the Second Amendment, according to Pratt.

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Earlier in the day, Toomey announced he had come to an agreement with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) on legislation that would require sellers at gun shows and Internet retailers to conduct background checks. The legislation exempts certain private transactions and prohibits the federal government from creating a national firearms registry.

When Blitzer confronted Pratt with the fact that polls had found 90 percent of Americans supported expanding background checks, Pratt simply dismissed the polls as “hocum.”

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