A presidential campaign based upon gun control will only sell more guns.
Via The Hill:
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) will reportedly announce next week that he is running for president in 2020 and will center his campaign around gun control.
The Atlantic reported Thursday that Swalwell will announce his plans during an appearance on CBS’s “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” where he will be joined by Cameron Kasky, a survivor of the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.
Swalwell, who is hosting a town hall on gun control next week in Florida, did not confirm his plans to The Atlantic, but said he thinks gun control should be a top issue in 2020.
“We are doing a town hall in Parkland,” he told The Atlantic. “And I do believe that gun safety has to be a top 2020 issue.”
Swalwell has pinned a Wednesday tweet at the top of his Twitter page with a voicemail from a man cursing at him over his advocacy for gun reform.
“I’m not afraid of this guy. I’m not afraid of the NRA. I’m not afraid. No fear,” Swalwell wrote.
Swalwell has said for months that he is considering a bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, saying last month that he intended to make a final decision by the end of March.