Then-Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) holds a news conference in Springfield on July 7, 2022 to talk about gun policy following the Highland Park shooting. [Blue Room Stream] 

Twelfth Congressional District candidate Darren Bailey has never been shy about his love for guns. He’s posted videos as a state lawmaker blowing up state budgets he voted against and does puzzles at his dining room table with assault weapons scattered around in protest of Illinois’ new ban.  

Where has Bailey stood on gun rights and how did he balance support for the Second Amendment during his campaign for governor as he now fights U.S. Rep. Mike Bost for votes in a heavily conservative district?