Kari Lake gets her daughter shots for her birthday: MAGA firebrand buys Ruby a handgun as she turns 21 after a date night with her husband at a firing range

What do you buy your daughter to mark her coming of age when she turns 21?

If you are Republican Senate hopeful Kari Lake the gift of choice is a 9mm Sig Sauer P365-XL Comp handgun, finished with flourishes of rose gold.

Lake visited Scottsdale Gun Club on Saturday evening for date night at the range with husband Jeff Halperin to let off a few rounds.

And they left with what they said was the perfect gift for daughter Ruby. 

'My baby girl is growing up. I won't always be there to protect her,' Lake told DailyMail.com.

Arizona Senate hopeful Kari Lake shopped for handguns with husband Jeff Halperin at the weekend to celebrate their daughter Ruby's birthday

The Lakes' daughter Ruby turned 21 at the weekend

'But Jeff and I raised a responsible young woman who understands gun safety and is more than capable of looking after herself.'

Arizona has some of the most permissive gun laws in the country. Gun control activists rank it 42nd out of 50 states for the strictness of its regulations.

It is legal to carry a gun in public so long as the gun is visible to others, and you are carrying it with lawful intent, for example.

But, like the rest of the country, you cannot buy a handgun if you are under 21.

Lake and her husband showed off their Second Amendment credentials with Jeff's FN PS90 submachine gun, practising their marksmanship on the range.

Afterwards they picked out a gift for Ruby, who they surprised with the gift at dinner later.

The Rose model is designed for women learning about guns. It is meant to fit easily into a purse without sacrificing too much control or accuracy, and comes with an eye-catching rose gold finish.

'It was very important to Kari that her daughter has the means to protect herself, especially after the news of Laken Riley's brutal murder,' said a spokesman for the Lake campaign. 

'She feels very strongly that Americans must take it upon themselves to arm up and ensure their family is protected. 

Date night: Lake spent Saturday evening at Scottsdale Gun Club with her husband, where they fired his FN PS90 sub machine gun

'My baby girl is growing up. I won't always be there to protect her,' Lake told DailyMail.com

Lake inspects her handiwork. When she ran for governor she promised to veto any legislation that tightened gun control laws in Arizona

After finishing at the range, Lake and her husband checked out handguns for sale

'Kari and Jeff viewed many options but ultimately decided on a Sig Sauer P365-XL Comp Rose Edition (9mm). An excellent choice.'

The killing of Riley, by an illegal immigrant, has become a cause célèbre on the political right.

In the meantime, Lake is locked in a tough battle for the Arizona Senate seat vacated by Kyrsten Sinema.

The race is looking like it could be one of the most competitive in the nation, in a state won by Joe Biden in 2020 by just 10,000 votes.

The traditionally Republican state has trended purple, if not blue, in recent years. 

They settled on a Sig Sauer P365-XL Comp Rose Edition, finished with flourishes of rose gold

Ruby turned 21 at the weekend. She is seen her with former President Donald Trump

And it will be one of a handful that will decide whether Democrats hold on to the Senate. 

The Second Amendment could be one of the key defining arguments in a state, where ranchers along the border face threats from Mexican cartels and traffickers, and which has long attracted people looking for open skies and freedom.

Lake's Democratic opponent, Ruben Galego, is campaigning on a manifesto that calls for 'common sense gun reform' and in the House of Representatives has voted on assault weapons bans in the past.

She can rely on her high-name recognition after almost three decades as a Phoenix news anchor.

And she rose to national fame—or notoriety, depending on your view—as one of the most vocal of Donald Trump's supporters as he challenged the 2020 election result.