Bloomberg Reportedly Allocates $24 Million to Everytown

New reporting describes another round of Michael Bloomberg’s political funding ahead of the midterm elections, with Everytown receiving a reported $24 million allocation.

Bearing Arms reported October 21, citing The New York Times, that Bloomberg is providing an additional $80 million to Democratic-affiliated organizations. Its account says $24 million is going to Everytown to bolster campaigns for Democratic candidates seeking House seats.

The same report attributes Bloomberg’s focus on securing a workable Democratic House majority to political adviser Howard Wolfson. This is a reported funding decision and political objective. It is not a statement that the candidates have won, that a House majority has changed or that any resulting firearm legislation has passed.

For gun owners, the stakes are the policy commitments of the candidates receiving support and what they would do with legislative authority. The amount reported here helps explain the resources available to one side of that debate; it does not establish an election outcome or a mandate for new restrictions. Sign up for the WTF News newsletter for sourced reporting on gun policy and the campaigns that shape it.