DENVER—A federal lawsuit claims two gun-rights groups worked on political attack mailers in Colorado that showed a gay couple from New Jersey kissing.
The mailers were used in two Colorado Republican primaries last year and cited the issue of civil unions to caution voters about particular candidates, including former state Sen. Jean White. She supported a civil unions bill.
The Southern Poverty Law Center sued on behalf of the gay couple last year and named Virginia-based Public Advocate of the United States as a defendant because their name was on the fliers. SPLC says in a motion Wednesday they want to add Rocky Mountain Gun Owners and the National Association for Gun Rights as defendants.
A representative from the gun groups did not immediately return a call.
