Friday, Nov. 4, 2022

Has Adam Laxalt received campaign contributions from an executive at a ‘buy now, pay later’ gun financing company?

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As of June 7, 2022, Nevada Republican Senate candidate Adam Laxalt received a $2,900 contribution from Dusty Wunderlich, Chief Financial Officer of a financial technology company called Credova, which provides three month interest-free financing options for guns and ammunition.

Daniel Defense, an online retail partner of Credova’s, has been the subject of an investigation initiated by the U.S. House Oversight Committee regarding its manufacturing, sale and marketing of deadly weapons. Daniel Defense was responsible for manufacturing the assault rifle used by the Uvalde, Texas shooter, as well as four semi-automatic rifles used in the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting.

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Federal Election Commission Browse Individual contributions
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New York Times ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Becomes a New Way to Pay for Guns
Oversight Committee “Your company’s own weapons of war have been repeatedly used to carry out horrific and deadly attacks. In addition to this week’s horrific shooting in Texas, four Daniel Defense AR-15-style rifles were found in the hotel room of the 2017 Las Vegas shooter."—Chair @RepMaloney https://t.co/o7S7p5FiS9

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