1/ This isn't easy, but you need to know why State Senator Andrew Koenig (MO SD 15) is the wrong choice. At the age of 16, I was raped at gunpoint. Koenig's policies have only benefited my attacker and others like him and harmed me and other survivors. @MomsDemand
2/My attacker was under the age of 21 when he held a loaded gun to my head on that cold night. Andrew Koenig supported lowering the age to obtain a concealed carry permit from 21 years old to 19 years old. He supported my attacker legally owning a firearm. bit.ly/34SSteU
3/ Last session, Koenig supported giving kids guns w/o parent consent. The reason was it wouldn't be fair to grandparents who wanted to take their grandkids hunting for squirrels. Again, his policies make it easier for my attacker to acquire a firearm. fxn.ws/329RmWJ
4/ Koenig continues to make it easy for attackers to get their hands on firearms. He voted to allow permitless concealed carry in MO (SB656). He voted to prohibit the enforcement of federal firearm regulations (HB1439). Koenig has an A rating with the NRA. bit.ly/3ejHApE
5/ As a 16-year-old rape and gun violence survivor, the first thing on my mind was pregnancy. Koenig, once again, was on the side of my attacker. He wrote the law outlawing abortion, even in cases of incest and rape. He has celebrated this every day since.
6/ In Koenig's abortion ban, Drs performing abortion could face up to 15 yrs in prison. Drs making every effort to take just an ounce of pain and shame away would be imprisoned. These draconian views are abuse. He believes that he supersedes my doctor. bit.ly/34P8nHq
7/ Koenig doesn't give a damn about us. His far-right extremist views don't fit with Missourians' needs and we are not his priority. Please take a moment and think about how harmful his policies are and consider voting for @DebLavender. bit.ly/3oU6FfJ
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