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GOP Senate Candidates Too Far Right on Guns

GOP Senate candidates Ron Hanks and Joe O’Dea are both too far right on guns and they offer no promise of supporting gun safety legislation to help prevent future tragedies caused by gun violence.

Both candidates said that they would oppose the bipartisan Senate framework on new gun regulations which enhance background checks and allow states to enact red flag laws.

“Colorado’s last spineless Republican senator was a puppet for the NRA and a rubber stamp for the far-right Republican agenda. Coloradans will reject any Republican who will take millions from the gun lobby and oppose common sense background checks.” – Colorado Democratic Party spokesperson Nico Delgado

Candidates on the Second Amendment:

Ron Hanks

Claimed that he defended the Second Amendment and blew up a copy machine with a semi-automatic rifle in a campaign launch video.
Sponsored bills to repeal a ban on magazines and allow anyone 21 and older to carry a firearm without a permit.
Endorsed by the Gun Owners of America

Joe O’Dea

Said that “we don’t need more [gun control] laws.”
Opposed the bipartisan gun safety law that passed the Senate with 15 Republican votes.
Said he’s an “advocate” for the Second Amendment and used crime as a reason why people should practice their Second Amendment right.
Backed by the NRA’s Colorado affiliate group.

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Coloradans Rejected the Last Republican Senator Who Took Millions from the NRA – They Will Do the Same to Hanks or O’Dea

Ron Hanks and Joe O’Dea only offer condolences and no promise for gun safety laws including background checks

Colorado’s former one-term Republican Senator Cory Gardner put the gun lobby ahead of Colorado and accepted nearly $4 million from the National Rifle Association (NRA). Gardner was far to the right of Coloradans because he opposed common sense background checks and he voted against a bipartisan bill to prevent terrorists from buying guns – and Hanks and O’Dea have shown they will do the same.

“Colorado’s last spineless Republican senator was a puppet for the NRA and a rubber stamp for the far-right Republican agenda. In the face of a horrific school shooting, Hanks and O’Dea only offer condolences and prayers. Coloradans will reject any Republican who will take millions from the gun lobby and oppose common sense background checks.” – Colorado Democratic Party spokesperson Nico Delgado

In the aftermath of the horrific school shooting in Uvalde, GOP Senate candidates Ron Hanks and Joe O’Dea only offered prayers and condolences – and no promise of supporting gun safety legislation to help prevent future tragedies caused by gun violence.