Everytown Targets Florida Senators Who Aren’t Up For Reelection

By Tom Knighton

Special interest groups are a fact of life in American politics. Such groups routinely try to sway both the public and members of Congress. They especially like to try and pressure officials running for reelection.

In fact, most groups only trot out their big advertising guns for officials running for reelection. After all, most groups only have finite resources and those who aren’t running don’t have nearly as much reason to pay attention to such groups.

That doesn’t stop Everytown for Gun Safety, though.

President Donald Trump has ended gun control talks amid an impeachment inquiry from Democrats, but one prominent group is continuing a pressure campaign against Florida Republican Sens. Rick Scott and Marco Rubio even though neither of them are on the ballot in 2020.

Everytown for Gun Safety, a pro-gun-control group backed by billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, announced Monday that it plans to spend $200,000 on digital advertising against Republican senators in 10 states, including Florida.

The push also includes a Moms Demand Action event in Orlando on Wednesday, where Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Winter Park, and survivors of guns violence will urge Rubio and Scott to pass gun control bills in the U.S. Senate …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms