U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., seen campaigning in 2020. ((AP Photo/Ben Gray))
Following a 2021 mass shooting in Atlanta that killed eight people across a handful of massage parlors in the city, Warnock criticized Republicans in his state's legislature for a "distortion of values," citing the GOP-controlled legislature's decision to prioritize election integrity measures, which Warnock suggested make it harder for people to vote.
"This shooter was able to kill all of these folks the same day he purchased a firearm, but right now what is our legislature doing? They’re busy under the golden dome here in Georgia trying to prevent people from voting the same day they register," Warnock said on "Meet the Press" in 2021. "I think that suggests a distortion in values, when you can buy a gun and create this much carnage and violence on the same day but if you want to exercise your right to vote as a U.S. citizen, the same legislature that should be focusing on this is busy erecting barriers to that Constitutional right."
Warnock's anti-Second Amendment advocacy has dated back to at least 2013, according to the Washington Free Beacon. Warnock, a pastor before he was elected, has even taken advantage of his position at the pulpit to rail against those who support gun ownership.
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"We have not done nearly enough. We have, in essence, told our children that, in the face of this ugly specter of mass shootings… the best thing we can do for you is teach you how to hide," Senator Warnock said at the September gun control event. "What trauma are we visiting upon our children when we tell them the best thing we can do is to teach them how to hide? Not to mention the slow rolling crisis of mass shootings that happens in struggling urban communities, poor communities, Black and brown communities every single day. This is the worst kind of American exceptionalism. So I keep having this panel discussion because I know deep in my heart we are better than this."
In addition to private security, Warnock's campaign has spent thousands of dollars on limo services in 2025, specifically Washington, D.C.-based Carey Limousine, which says, "Understated Luxury is Our Style" on their website. The luxury car service continues by calling its services "Refined, discreet, and inviting—it’s the quiet confidence that welcomes every guest." FEC filings reveal that Warnock's campaign dished out over $3,000 to the car service this year.
Fox News Digital reached out to Warnock's office and campaign multiple times for comment on this story but did not receive a response.
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