Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) on Monday released a new television ad for his U.S. Senate campaign that uses audio of the shooting at a congressional baseball practice that left his colleague and Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) injured to underscore Brooks’ support for gun rights.
The 30-second spot, which will go up on air Monday, begins with the sound of gunshots over a black background with a caption that reads, “June 14: A Bernie Sanders supporter fires on Republican Congressmen.” The ad notes that Brooks used his belt to make a tourniquet for one of those injured at the shooting.
The ad then pivots to gun control with a caption that reads, “What’s the liberal media immediately ask?” Brooks is then shown responding to a question about gun control in the immediate aftermath of the shooting at the baseball practice. The congressman affirms his support for the Second Amendment.
The shooting at the practice for the Republican baseball team in June just outside of Washington, D.C. left several people injured, including Scalise, who remains hospitalized in fair condition.
Brooks, a conservative member of Congress, is running in the special election to fill the Senate seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Watch the ad below:
I hope when hunting season on Liberals opens the tag fees are high. I’d feel better knowing as I bled out it cost someone $10,000 to shoot me.
Disgusting - coming from a member of the “too soon – thoughts and prayers” party that can never discuss measures to stem gun violence. Besides, Brooks distinguished himself as a tone deaf and stupid guy for his remarks on health care (good people and good lives and all).
What a freakin’ ahole. Don’t EVER talk to us about ‘divisiveness’ again you bottomfeeder.
just waiting on Roy Moore’s response…
Mo, Hodgkinson wouldn’t have been able to get a gun if liberal gun policies were in place.