How Much Nra Money Has Cruz Been Given

Sen. Marco Rubio's tweets about the horrific shooting in his home state of Florida were just too much for critics who quickly pointed out that he has received $3.3 million in campaign contributions from the National Rifle Association.

The New York Daily News pointedly reported how much Rubio and other pro-gun senators have received from the group — which takes a hard stand against gun-control legislation — after 17 died in the nation's latest mass shooting.

"[Rubio] received $90,205 in campaign donations from gun rights groups during the 2015-2016 campaign cycle and received an "A+" grade from the NRA. Rubio has received $3,303,355 over the course of his career as an elected official," the paper wrote on Twitter, linking to Rubio's own tweet about the shooting.

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.@marcorubio received $90,205 in campaign donations from gun rights groups during the 2015-2016 campaign cycle and received an "A+" grade from the NRA. Rubio has received $3,303,355 over the course of his career as an elected official. https://t.co/Y8EJPrCR5V #thoughtsandprayers https://t.co/OKBHuajKeT

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 14, 2018

The Daily News made similar posts calling out other senators who appeared on their list of the top 15 recipients of NRA money, including Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Ted Cruz of Texas, Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania and Rob Portman of Ohio. The paper also called out President Donald Trump in a series of tweets noting his close relationship with the organization.

The New York Daily News isn't the only one to call out Rubio and his Republican colleagues on the apparent hypocrisy of lament gun violence in America while simultaneously voting against gun control legislation and accepting donations from the NRA.

For years, Igor Volsky, a former Think Progress editor and founder of activist group Guns Down, has made a similar project of using politicians' "thoughts and prayers" tweets after mass shootings as opportunities to highlight their campaign contributions from the gun lobby. On Wednesday, he also recalled Rubio's 2013 vote against a bill to ban assault weapons in the wake of the school shooting in Sandy Hook.

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Here's a screenshot showing @marcorubio voting "nay" on a bill to ban assault weapons like the one used in today's school shooting in Florida.

In other words: Rubio and every other senator who voted NO on this have blood on their hands. pic.twitter.com/x8uDwLAtxw

— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 15, 2018

If this tweet doesn't anger you enough, imagine Rubio dictating it while counting the $3.3M he's taken from the NRA since 1999. https://t.co/Em9jPhtDXF

— Freddie Campion (@FreddieCampion) February 15, 2018

"That day you look at the pile of money you got from the NRA & it forms into the shape of the Grim Reaper & tries to high-five you." https://t.co/ic5FXnj8dg

— Paul F. Tompkins (@PFTompkins) February 15, 2018

.@marcorubio Right. That's what assault rifles are meant to do. You voted against banning them. You have blood on your hands. https://t.co/kueEfW3euB

— Paul Adelstein (@adelsteinPaul) February 15, 2018

And yet your not an idiot so you know that day WILL come because leaders like YOU refuse to pass sensible gun reforms.

— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) February 15, 2018

On Wednesday, 17 people were killed and at least 14 more were injured when a gunman opened fire on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County, Florida. The suspect was later identified by law enforcement officials as Nikolas Cruz, a former student expelled for disciplinary reasons.

Mass Shootings in America That Horrified All of Us (Photos)

Newtown, Conn. - On December 14, 2012, 20-year-old Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children at Sandy Hook Elementary School. They were between the ages of six and seven years old. He also killed six adult staff members.
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Washington D.C. — A former Navy reservist shot and killed 12 people on September 16, 2013, at a military facility. The gunman was killed.
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Tyrone, Mo. - On Feb. 27, 2015, Joseph Jesse Aldridge killed seven people — four of them relatives — in a door-to-door shooting spree before killing himself.
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Waco, Tex. - Nine people were killed and many more were injured after two biker gangs began firing at each other at a motorcycle club on May 17, 2015.
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Charleston, S.C. - Dylann Roof shot and killed nine people during a racially motivated shooting in a predominantly African-American church on June 17, 2015.
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Chattanooga, Tenn. - A gunman named Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez entered two military facilities on July 16, 2015, and killed four Marines and injured others, before he was killed.
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Umpqua, Ore. - On October 1, 2015, Chris Harper Mercer killed nine people and injured seven to nine more at Umpqua Community College before two police officers shot him. Mercer then committed suicide.
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San Bernardino, Calif. - 14 people were killed and another 21 injured after Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik opened fire during a holiday party on December 2, 2015. The pair were later killed during a shootout with police.
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Orlando, Fla. - 50 people were killed and 53 wounded on June 11, 2016, at Pulse, a gay nightclub. Just before the shooting, suspected killer Omar Mateen called 911 and pledged his allegiance to the terror group ISIS. Mateen was also shot an killed by police on the scene.
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TheWrap looks back at recent mass shootings that have happened on U.S. soil

Newtown, Conn. - On December 14, 2012, 20-year-old Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children at Sandy Hook Elementary School. They were between the ages of six and seven years old. He also killed six adult staff members.