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When Congress people are beholden to corporate and other interests, democracy cannot prevail. [13] As of March 2023, the grand total of NRA monies donated to individuals in the legislature or used in efforts to elect these individuals was $27,413,008.
By 1976, as the NRA became more politically oriented, the Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF), a PAC, was established as a subsidiary to the NRA, to support NRA-friendly politicians. [101] Chris W. Cox, who is the NRA's chief lobbyist and principal political strategist, is also the NRA-PVF chairman. Through the NRA-PVF, the NRA began to rate ...
Even diminished, the NRA still dwarfs the NSSF in terms of overall revenue and membership, and it remains a heavyweight in electoral politics, having recently hosted former President Donald Trump.
Despite the impact on the volatility of membership, the politicization of the NRA has been consistent and the NRA-Political Victory Fund ranked as "one of the biggest spenders in congressional elections" as of 1998. [56] According to the authors of The Gun Debate (2014), the NRA taking the lead on politics serves the gun industry's ...
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Former President Donald Trump is expected to address thousands of members of the National Rifle Association in Texas a day after campaigning in Minnesota in the midst of his hush money trial.
The U.S. Public Interest Research Group and Sierra Club initially supported the 2010 bill, but pulled their support after Democrats agreed to add a provision that would exempt the National Rifle Association (NRA) and a handful of other large groups from the disclosure requirements at the heart of the legislation. [32]
This is an adapted excerpt from the Aug. 6 episode of "Alex Wagner Tonight," guest hosted by Jen Psaki.. In 2010, then-Rep. Tim Walz ran a radio ad for his re-election campaign, proudly declaring ...