Messenger: Rocky Mountain Gun Owners
Candidate: Brittany Pettersen
Contest: Senate District 22
Affiliation: D
Date delivered: Oct. 20, 2018
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Message type: mailer
Message tone: negative
About the message:
This mailer from Rocky Mountain Gun Owners notes that state Rep. Brittany Pettersen voted:
- For a so-called "red flag" law, that would allow law enforcement to temporarily weapons from people when there's evidence that they are mentally ill and pose a risk to themselves or others. That measure failed in the state Senate.
- Voted against repealing the state's 15-bullet capacity limits on gun magazines. The Colorado Court of Appeals recently upheld the ban after RMGO's challenger.
The mailer cites Colorado Ceasefire's endorsement of Pettersen. That group supports gun control legislation.
RMGO supports Republican Tony Sanchez in this open state Senate seat based in Jefferson County and is one of his largest campaign donors.
About the messenger:
Rocky Mountain Gun Owners is a gun-rights organization that considers itself more conservative than the National Rifle Association. It supports open carry, carrying of concealed guns without permits, unlimited magazine capacities, bump stocks and more.
The messenger's money:
The group's biggest donor thus far in 2020 is the nonprofit affiliated with the super PAC.
