Ballmer bucks swell gun initiative warchest to $3.381 million
A fresh cash infusion of $250,00 from ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and wife Connie has swelled the proInitiative 594 Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility warchest to $3.381 million.
The Ballmers gave $125,000 apiece, swelling their total contributions to $600,000.
The pro-594 campaign reports more than $1.1 million in cash on hand, according to its filings with the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission.
The alliance was formed, largely by faith leaders, after the December, 2012, massacre of 20 first graders at a Newtown, Connecticut, school.
After the Washington Legislature failed to act, it collected signatures to put on the ballot a statewide initiative that would close the “gun show loophole.”
I-594 would require criminal background checks for those purchasing firearms at gun shows and on line. A rival, Gun Lobby-backed measure, I-591, would block background checks. It would forbid Washington from enacting any regulation not a part of federal law.
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