{"id":1492126,"date":"2022-05-25T17:29:50","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T21:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1492126"},"modified":"2022-05-25T17:29:54","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T21:29:54","slug":"shameless-sen-mike-lee-blasts-anti-gun-group-for-fundraising-off-texas-school-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shameless-sen-mike-lee-blasts-anti-gun-group-for-fundraising-off-texas-school-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Shameless\u2019: Sen. Mike Lee Blasts Anti-Gun Group For Fundraising Off Texas School Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fshameless-sen-mike-lee-blasts-anti-gun-group-for-fundraising-off-texas-school-shooting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1492126&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee blasted the anti-gun group Everytown for Gun Safety for fundraising off the Texas school shooting during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGun groups like The Brady Campaign and Everytown have wasted no time in attempting to profit off of this horrific tragedy in Uvalde, Texas,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/meetings\/05\/25\/2022\/nominations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Senator Lee said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverytown\u2019s fundraising email attempts to play on the emotions of those whose lives have been ripped apart by this tragic shooting is troubling,\u201d Lee continued.<\/p>\n<p>The email in question was sent shortly after a gunman in Uvalde, Texas, opened fire Tuesday in Robb Elementary School, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/24\/uvalde-consolidated-independent-school-district-texas-elementary-active-shooter-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">killing<\/a> at least 19 students and 2 teachers. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/25\/whoopi-goldberg-the-view-americans-report-neighbors-too-many-guns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED:\u00a0\u2018Get Ready To Give Them Up\u2019: Whoopi Goldberg Says Americans Should Report On Neighbors With Too Many Guns)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201c[T]hanks to our country\u2019s weak gun laws and the gun lobby\u2019s relentless \u2018guns everywhere\u2019 agenda, nowhere is safe,\u201d the email read.<\/p>\n<p>Besides including a call for readers to become volunteers with the organization, the end of the email featured a giant red button encouraging readers to \u201cContribute To End Gun Violence,\u201d and linked to a fundraising page for the organization.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Everytown sends email fundraising off of Texas shooting: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/67jas5RnVV\">pic.twitter.com\/67jas5RnVV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rob Romano (@2Aupdates) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/2Aupdates\/status\/1529238973897400320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Lee\u2019s comments were part of a line of questioning he directed toward President Joe Biden\u2019s nominee to become the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Steven Dettelbach.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&#038;rct=j&#038;q=&#038;esrc=s&#038;source=web&#038;cd=&#038;cad=rja&#038;uact=8&#038;ved=2ahUKEwjP-83luvv3AhWET98KHbvbB8oQFnoECAYQAQ&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailycaller.com%2F2021%2F09%2F21%2Fmike-lee-josh-hawley-facebook%2F&#038;usg=AOvVaw2uQBEfYBDOntDYNIVypW8-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lee<\/a> asked whether\u00a0 Dettelbach would disavow the organization, which Dettelbach confirmed has endorsed him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you willing to disavow their shameless, immediate fundraising off of the Texas tragedy just hours after this tragedy occurred?\u201d Lee asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t seen what you\u2019re referring to and it\u2019s not for me to get involved in a political argument,\u201d Dettelbach responded.<\/p>\n<p>Everytown did not respond to request for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Utah Sen. 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