{"id":81270,"date":"2022-05-20T11:28:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T16:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=81270"},"modified":"2022-05-20T11:28:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T16:28:08","slug":"81270","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=81270","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/05\/19\/anti-gun-groups-eric-swalwell-try-to-fundraise-off-buffalo-massacre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anti-gun groups, Eric Swalwell try to fundraise off Buffalo massacre<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wasting little time in the aftermath of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/05\/14\/multiple-people-shot-at-buffalos-tops-friendly-market-in-ny\/\">Saturday\u2019s mass shooting<\/a>\u00a0at a Buffalo supermarket, gun control groups and at least one Democratic lawmaker are already using the monstrous, racially-motivated crime to try and fill their campaign coffers.<\/p>\n<p>Screenshots of fundraising emails sent out by Everytown for Gun Safety, Brady PAC and Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) were shared on social media this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis weekend\u2019s mass shooting in Buffalo is yet another horrifying reminder of how white supremacy is deadly, especially when it\u2019s combined with easy access to guns,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/2Aupdates\/status\/1526306736902135810\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">read a screenshot of an email<\/a>\u00a0from Everytown for Gun Safety that was tweeted by Second Amendment activist Robert Romano Monday.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur hearts are with everyone impacted by the tragic shooting at a Tops supermarket on Saturday. At least 10 people were killed, at least three more were wounded in an act of racist, hate-motivated violence, and an entire community has been forever traumatized,\u201d the message went on before concluding: \u201cWe must address gun violence perpetrated by white supremacy \u2026 As a movement of millions, we rely on grassroots supporters like you coming together to demand change. Donate today to help us take on armed extremism and work for a future free from gun violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The message then invited readers to donate $9, $14, $18 through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/08\/05\/cuomo-campaign-booted-from-dem-fundraising-site-amid-scandal\/\">Democrat-linked fundraising platform ActBlue<\/a>\u00a0or contribute a another amount.<\/p>\n<p>Everytown for Gun Safety, which was founded and is largely funded by former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, did not respond to The Post\u2019s requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Brady PAC \u2013 named for former White House press secretary James Brady, who died in 2014 from injuries he sustained in a 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan \u2013 sent out a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/2Aupdates\/status\/1525886898392256515\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">similar email the day after the shooting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=nypost&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NlbnNpdGl2ZV9tZWRpYV9pbnRlcnN0aXRpYWxfMTM5NjMiOnsiYnVja2V0IjoiaW50ZXJzdGl0aWFsIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd190d2VldF9yZXN1bHRfbWlncmF0aW9uXzEzOTc5Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InR3ZWV0X3Jlc3VsdCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1526306736902135810&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2022%2F05%2F19%2Fanti-gun-groups-eric-swalwell-try-to-fundraise-off-buffalo-massacre%2F&amp;sessionId=c3f6acc3fb7fc4b6d97486be9ca89596798b3ad4&amp;siteScreenName=nypost&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=c8fe9736dd6fb%3A1649830956492&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1526306736902135810\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYesterday was another dark day in this country. An 18 year old white supremacist armed himself with an AR-15 and tactical gear and murdered 10 people in a Buffalo supermarket. The man was motivated by hate, and should NEVER have had access to weapons of war,\u201d read the email, which purported to be from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/02\/04\/state-of-the-union-address-pelosi-guest-a-father-of-parkland-shooting-victim-booted\/\">Fred Guttenberg, a parent of one of the victims of the 2018 Parkland, Fla.<\/a>\u00a0high school shooting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m angry. I\u2019m angry with the NRA. And I\u2019m angry with the politicians who refuse to keep us safe so they can cash their checks from the gun lobby,\u201d continued the email, which was also shared by Romano. \u201cCan I please ask you to chip in a few dollars, of any amount, to help Brady PAC defeat the NRA and every politician who takes their blood money?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a second screenshot, the email asked readers again \u201cto chip in just $5 so Brady PAC can defeat every last politician who takes the NRA\u2019s blood money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The email included buttons to automatically donate $5, $25, $50, $100, $250, or \u201cother\u201d amounts.<\/p>\n<p>Brady PAC did not respond to a request for comment by The Post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=nypost&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NlbnNpdGl2ZV9tZWRpYV9pbnRlcnN0aXRpYWxfMTM5NjMiOnsiYnVja2V0IjoiaW50ZXJzdGl0aWFsIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd190d2VldF9yZXN1bHRfbWlncmF0aW9uXzEzOTc5Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InR3ZWV0X3Jlc3VsdCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1525886898392256515&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2022%2F05%2F19%2Fanti-gun-groups-eric-swalwell-try-to-fundraise-off-buffalo-massacre%2F&amp;sessionId=c3f6acc3fb7fc4b6d97486be9ca89596798b3ad4&amp;siteScreenName=nypost&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=c8fe9736dd6fb%3A1649830956492&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1525886898392256515\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Swalwell\u2019s email, which\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/05\/17\/democrat-eric-swalwell-fundraises-off-of-buffalo-mass-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Breitbart reported<\/a>\u00a0was sent out Monday, accused Fox News host Tucker Carlson of using racist language allegedly \u201cborrowed\u201d by the Buffalo shooter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve known for a while now that Tucker uses racism to his advantage, stirring up fear and outrage to attract people to his white supremacist propaganda show,\u201d the email reads. \u201cWhat this latest shooting shows is that his rhetoric has consequences beyond his ratings. Will you sign on and hold him accountable for his reprehensible rhetoric?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The message then includes a button labeled \u201cCONDEMN TUCKER\u201d which takes readers to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/secure.ngpvan.com\/FzfKTjW7B02VtX7Y6F5q_Q2?emci=f16b432e-4bd5-ec11-b656-281878b8c32f&amp;emdi=eb0d696f-54d5-ec11-b656-281878b8c32f&amp;ceid=5557916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">separate page where they can sign a \u201cpetition\u201d<\/a>\u00a0titled \u201cSIGN ON: CONDEMN TUCKER CARLSON\u2019S RACIST RHETORIC!\u201d The page is paid for by \u201cSwalwell for Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption>Everytown for Gun Safety sent a fundraising email saying the group needs donations to combat white supremacy and guns.<\/figcaption><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After filling out the information, users are then taken to another page where they are urged to \u201crush a donation to have Eric\u2019s back while he fights for us in Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Supporters are encouraged to donate up to $2,800.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement responding to questions from The Post, Swalwell said: \u201cI\u2019m not counting on thoughts and prayers anymore to save my kids and America\u2019s kids from the next mass shooting. I\u2019m working overtime to beat every Republican who sides with mass shooters over our children. And that includes gathering signatures to build an army of gun safety voters. Why didn\u2019t you sign?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is not uncommon for lawmakers or organizations to take advantage of tragic current events.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Rep. Kat Cammack\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KatCammack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted a message on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0about the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/05\/12\/border-detention-center-has-baby-formula-amid-shortage-photos\/\">baby formula shortage<\/a>, while linking to the Republican fundraising site WinRed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHELP ME KICK THE RADICAL LEFT OUT OF CONGRESS AND HOLD THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR FAILURES AT THE BORDER!\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/secure.winred.com\/katcammack\/biden-border-crisis?fbclid=IwAR2ENlqgDtb0iJTcOc-_nJxcoZPouEyWAW2j26_m_jV_egzivwghPkjNLVk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the site reads.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following a March 2021 shooting in Colorado, vocal gun-advocate Rep. Lauren Boebart also turned to fundraising.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told Beto [O\u2019Rourke] \u2018Hell No\u2019 when he tried to take my guns. Now I am in Congress to tell Joe Biden the same. Will you please help me send them a message by pitching in $10 right now?\u201d the email read,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2021\/03\/lauren-boebert-colorado-shooting-email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to Vanity Fair<\/a>. \u201cThey want to defund our police. Then they want to take our guns. What do we think comes next? We cannot lose this right. Please help me stand up to the radical gun-grabbing left.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anti-gun groups, Eric Swalwell try to fundraise off Buffalo massacre Wasting little time in the aftermath of\u00a0Saturday\u2019s mass shooting\u00a0at a Buffalo supermarket, gun control groups and at least one Democratic lawmaker are already using the monstrous, racially-motivated crime to try and fill their campaign coffers. 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