Schweikert has benefitted from almost $100,000 from the NRA
End Citizens United // Let America Vote President Tiffany Muller released the below statement reacting to Schweikert’s vote against the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to curb gun violence:
“Dave Schweikert doesn’t have a spine. By voting against the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, he proved once again that he is bought and paid for by wealthy and powerful gun lobbyists. At a time when communities across the country are being devastated by gun violence and families are calling for change, Schweikert is more focused on pleasing the special interests that keep him in power. Arizonans will remember his betrayal in November.”
Instead of keeping our communities safe and protecting kids from violent crime, Schweikert sided with the radical gun lobby and their hundreds of millions of dollars in lobbying and political spending by voting against this bipartisan bill to keep Americans safe. Since Citizens United, big money gun groups have spent over $302 million to block widely popular, bipartisan gun violence prevention measures. The NRA alone has spent almost $100,000 to back Schweikert.
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