On the campaign trail, McBath said her top priority in Washington would be pushing legislation to require background checks for all firearms purchases. And when she won, her victory was hailed as a milestone for gun reform. On Monday, McBath responded to Meadows in a string of Twitter posts that began, “Hi NRA! I won this race because - after my son was senselessly murdered in 2012 - I stood up to do something about it. She also served as a national spokeswoman for Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.

Source: Washington Post May 06, 2019 21:51 UTC