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In 2016, direct contributions (in this list) totaled $1,085,100; lobbying efforts (not in this list) totaled $3,188,000; and outside spending (not in this list) totaled $54,398,558. [ 5 ] [ 7 ] The issue of gun control has become increasingly important in American politics.
Within the gun politics debate, gun control and gun rights advocates disagree over the role that guns play in crime. Gun control advocates concerned about high levels of gun violence in the United States look to restrictions on gun ownership as a way to stem the violence and say that increased gun ownership leads to higher levels of crime ...
The NRA Political Victory Fund (PVF) PAC was established in 1976 to challenge gun-control candidates and to support gun-rights candidates. [101] An NRA "A+" candidate is one who has "not only an excellent voting record on all critical NRA issues, but who has also made a vigorous effort to promote and defend the Second Amendment", whereas an NRA ...
The legislative effort fueled a surge in lobbying by gun groups of all kinds, including the NSSF. ... a professor emeritus at SUNY Cortland and an expert on gun politics, said of the NSSF’s work
Experts say the political clout of gun rights groups comes from their engaged membership, not just PAC money. See which Kentucky politicians received the largest contributions.
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes is partially right on claim that US Sen. Ron Johnson has received $1.2 million from gun lobby.
With passage of the Gun Control Act of 1968, an increasing number of NRA members, became more involved in gun politics and gun rights. Along with the creation of its lobbying arm, the Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA), with activist Harlon Carter as director, in 1976 the NRA established its non-partisan political action committee (PAC ...
Ahead of his gubernatorial reelection race in the November midterms, data compiled by Giffords shows that Mr Abbott received $20,700 in career gun lobby contributions – one of the highest of all ...