What do you buy your daughter to commemorate her coming of age when she turns 21?
If you’re Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake, the gift of choice is a Sig Sauer P365-XL Comp 9mm pistol, finished with rose gold trim.
Lake visited Scottsdale Gun Club on Saturday night for a date night at the range with her husband Jeff Halperin to shoot a few rounds.
And they left with what they said was the perfect gift for their daughter Ruby.
‘My girl is growing up. “I won’t always be there to protect her,” Lake told DailyMail.com.
Arizona Senate hopeful Kari Lake bought guns with her husband Jeff Halperin over the weekend to celebrate their daughter Ruby’s birthday.
The Lakes’ daughter Ruby turned 21 over the weekend
“But Jeff and I raised a responsible young woman who understands gun safety and is more than capable of taking care of herself.”
Arizona has some of the most permissive gun laws in the country. Gun control activists rank it 42nd out of 50 states for the strictness of its regulations.
It is legal to carry a gun in public as long as it is visible to others and you carry it with legal intentions, for example.
But, like the rest of the country, you cannot buy a gun if you are under 21 years old.
Lake and her husband showed off their Second Amendment credentials with Jeff’s FN PS90 submachine gun, practicing their marksmanship in the field.
They then picked out a gift for Ruby, who they surprised with the gift at the dinner afterward.
The Rose model is designed for women learning about weapons. It’s designed to fit easily into a bag without sacrificing too much control or precision and comes in a striking rose gold finish.
“It was very important to Kari that her daughter have the means to protect herself, especially after the news of Laken Riley’s brutal murder,” a spokesperson for Lake’s campaign said.
‘She firmly believes that Americans must take it upon themselves to arm themselves and ensure their family is protected.
Date night: Lake spent Saturday night at the Scottsdale Gun Club with her husband, where they fired their FN PS90 submachine gun.
‘My girl is growing up. “I won’t always be there to protect her,” Lake told DailyMail.com.
Lake inspects his work. When she ran for governor, she promised to veto any legislation that would tighten gun control laws in Arizona.
After finishing at the range, Lake and her husband reviewed the guns for sale.
‘Kari and Jeff looked at many options but finally settled on a Sig Sauer P365-XL Comp Rose Edition (9mm). An excellent choice.’
Riley’s murder, at the hands of an illegal immigrant, has become a cause célèbre on the political right.
Meanwhile, Lake is locked in a tough battle for the Arizona Senate seat vacated by Kyrsten Sinema.
The race looks like it could be one of the most competitive in the country, in a state won by Joe Biden in 2020 by just 10,000 votes.
The traditionally Republican state has trended purple, if not blue, in recent years.
They decided on a Sig Sauer P365-XL Comp Rose Edition, finished with rose gold trim.
Ruby turned 21 over the weekend. She is seen with former President Donald Trump
And he will be one of the few who will decide whether Democrats keep the Senate.
The Second Amendment could be one of the key defining arguments in a state where ranchers along the border face threats from Mexican cartels and traffickers, and that has long attracted people seeking open skies and freedom.
Lake’s Democratic opponent, Ruben Galego, is campaigning on a manifesto calling for “common sense gun reform” and in the House has voted on an assault weapons ban in the past.
She can rely on her big name recognition after nearly three decades as a Phoenix news anchor.
And he rose to national fame (or notoriety, depending on how you look at it) as one of Donald Trump’s most vocal supporters when he questioned the outcome of the 2020 election.