Sen. Raphael Warnock has been calling for gun control in recent weeks, despite his campaign spending over $100,000 on “security services” from a private security firm as recently as February, according to Fox News.
The Georgia Democrat spent six-figures on private security— a luxury most Americans can’t afford — during his Senate campaign. Warnock has advocated for stricter gun control measures.
Federal Election Commission filings released Thursday show that Warnock’s campaign paid $60,956 to Executive Protection Agencies, an Atlanta-based private security detail company, in January and early February. Warnock’s campaign also paid the company $76,000 for protection services in October and November of last year, according to records.
The company’s website says the group provides executive protection that comes with a “keen eye with a thorough knowledge of the venue through threat assessment” for its clients.
Warnock’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the payments. His campaign has dished out a total of $169,000 for its services since last fall.
The first-term senator pushed for gun control last month following the deadly shooting that killed eight people in Atlanta, saying Congress must pass “reasonable gun control.” During a “Meet the Press” interview, Warnock questioned Georgia’s state legislature on gun laws and asked how the “shooter was able to kill all of these folks the same day he purchased a firearm.”
Warnock has a long history of deriding and speaking out against legislation in support of Americans owning firearms. During one of his sermons in 2014, he mocked “Stand Your Ground” laws, which exist for gun owners to protect themselves and use deadly force without having to try to retreat if they fear for their lives.
“No, it’s not a ‘Stand Your Ground’ law,” Warnock said. “It’s a shoot-first law. Shoot first, ask questions later.”
Brady PAC, one of the top U.S. gun-control groups, got involved with the Georgia Senate runoffs in December and spent at least $100,000 against Warnock’s Republican opponent, Kelly Loeffler. Warnock also partnered with Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a gun-control group founded by then-New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, in 2013 to push for federal universal background check legislation.
Warnock is not the only pro-gun control Georgia Democrat to push large sums to Executive Protection Agencies. Records show that since last November, Stacey Abrams’s Fair Fight PAC dished $346,000 to the company for its security services.
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