Gov. Tim Walz had well-established, pro-gun bona fides: a military veteran, a hunter, a gun owner with an A rating from the NRA. But that is also what made his insistence on popular gun safety reform more authoritative. Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost joins Jen Psaki to discuss how Walz evolved on the issue of guns.
This is an adapted excerpt from the Aug. 6 episode of 'Alex Wagner Tonight,' guest hosted by Jen Psaki. In 2010, then-Rep. Tim Walz ran a radio ad for his re-election campaign, proudly declaring his support for the National Rifle Association: “Growing up, hunting taught me a lot about responsibility and respect. Lessons I hope to pass on to my kids. I’m proud to stand with the NRA to protect the rights of sportsmen and gun owners,” Walz said at the time.
” After the Las Vegas shooting in 2017 killed nearly 60 people and injured almost 500, Walz donated every penny he had ever received from the NRA to charity. In 2018, after the Parkland high school shooting killed 17 people and injured 17 more, Walz got a wake-up call from his own daughter, Hope. He recounted a conversation where she told him, “Dad you’re the only person I know who is in elected office, you need to stop what’s happening with this.
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