A leading advocate for common-sense gun laws, Governor Walz joins Vice President Harris on one of the strongest gun violence prevention tickets in history.
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 6, 2024 — Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the nation’s oldest gun safety group, today celebrated Kamala Harris’ pick of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her Vice Presidential running mate.
Brady President Kris Brown stated:
Gov. Walz is a veteran, a responsible gun owner, and one of the fiercest advocates for gun safety in the Midwest. As Governor of Minnesota, Gov. Walz fought tooth and nail to pass common-sense gun safety laws in his home state – and he stands proudly against the gun lobby’s ‘guns everywhere’ agenda.
As a gun owner himself, Gov. Walz once had an ‘A’ rating from the NRA. But after the horrific Parkland shooting, he recognized that ‘gun safety isn’t a threat to the Second Amendment - it’s about keeping our kids safe.’ He cut his ties with the NRA and went on to champion a historic gun safety bill, successfully passing universal background checks, extreme risk protection orders (also known as red flag laws), a limit on deadly no-knock warrants, and harsher penalties for straw purchasers who arm prohibited purchasers and gun traffickers. These measures are making Minnesotans safer in their schools, homes, and communities – and Walz now proudly holds an ‘F’ rating from the NRA.
Together with Vice President Harris, Governor Walz rounds out a Democratic ticket that is one of the most vocal on gun violence prevention in history. We are proud to endorse them as they build on the historic legacy of the Biden-Harris administration and work to free America from gun violence.
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Brady has one powerful mission — to unite all Americans against gun violence. We work across Congress, the courts, and our communities with over 90 grassroots chapters, bringing together young and old, red and blue, and every shade of color to find common ground in common sense. In the spirit of our namesakes Jim and Sarah Brady, we have fought for over 45 years to take action, not sides, and we will not stop until this epidemic ends. It’s in our hands.
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