During the 2016 election, Rep. Erik Paulsen received a A rating from the NRA Political Victory Fund. You can view the email they sent to NRA members in CD3 here. He received an A- rating from the organization in 2011, a 93% rating in 2015, and 93% in 2017.
He has received $21,150 in campaign contributions from them, and has said he “would not rule out” taking even more in the future.
Since joining Congress, Erik Paulsen has voted:
- to allow those convicted of felony domestic assault to possess pistols and semi-automatic weapons
- to allow stalkers and those with restraining orders for harassing or threatening behavior to carry concealed weapons across state line
- 21 times to block legislation that would prevent people on the U.S. terror watch list from purchasing guns
- to weaken conceal-carry standards in Minnesota
- repeatedly against bills to allow CDC research into gun violence (it’s currently against the law for this organization to look into this)
- to block the creation of a Select Committee on Gun Violence
- to allow guns on college campuses and in bars.
You can check his voting record on guns here