Gun Owners Endorse Measure 10

In a news release on Friday, South Dakota Gun Owners endorsed Initiated Measure 10, stating that tax dollars should not be used to lobby against the Second Amendment.

Initiated Measure 10 is a statewide ballot proposal to prohibit elected officials from using tax dollars for lobbying or political campaigns.

Zach Lautenschlager, Communications Director of the 3,500-member statewide South Dakota Gun Owners group, said its members resent city and county officials' use of tax dollars to fund organizations that push Congress for more restrictive federal gun laws. Lautenschlager said the group was also alarmed last week to learn that officials of the National Education Association (NEA) have contributed $1.1 million to the campaign against Measure 10.

He said they’re urging members to vote yes on 10 to stop politicians from funneling tax dollars to anti-second amendment lobbyists in Washington.