Americans For Responsible Solutions PAC Raises Over $50,000 From Its Grassroots Supporters For Endorsed Candidate Maggie Hassan’s Campaign Against Gun Lobby Candidate Kelly Ayotte

November 4, 2016– On the heels of its seven-figure advertising campaign to hold gun lobby-backed candidate Senator Kelly Ayotte accountable for voting against criminal background checks for gun sales, Americans for Responsible Solutions PAC (ARS PAC), the gun violence prevention organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, the Navy combat veteran and retired NASA astronaut Captain Mark Kelly, announced today that following email appeals, its grassroots supporters have donated over $50,000 to the campaign of ARS PAC’s endorsed candidate in the New Hampshire Senate race, Maggie Hassan.

In response to emails sent late last month about supporting Maggie Hassan in her race against Kelly Ayotte, ARS PAC grassroots supporters made 1,441 contributions totaling $51,635, for an average contribution of $35.83.

Along with its joint “Granite State Majority” grassroots campaign with Granite State Progress to hold Kelly Ayotte accountable for her record of standing with the gun lobby, ARS PAC has made significant investments in New Hampshire’s Senate race to hold Kelly Ayotte accountable for her record of voting to protect the loopholes in federal law that let dangerous people like felons and domestic abusers buy guns without a criminal background check in unlicensed sales at gun shows and through the internet. ARS PAC-endorsed candidate Governor Maggie Hassan has voiced her support for closing those gun show and internet loopholes in federal law.

On October 13th, Co-Founder Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords visited New Hampshire as part of  the 16-state, 42-day national bus tour, the Vocal Majority Tour. They will return to the state on November 7th as part of their ongoing tour to elect Champions for the Vocal Majority of Americans who want responsible change that reduce gun violence, and to encourage Americans to vote to stop gun violence this election.

According to recent research by Public Policy Polling, Granite State voters rank gun violence prevention as high as key issues like education and the economy. Sixty-seven percent of voters said they also would want a candidate that supports background checks for all gun sales.