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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.
The NRA-PVF was established in 1976 as an NRA subsidiary and registered as a political action committee (PAC). [4] The NRA-PVF operates a rating system for political candidates that assesses their support for gun-rights. It also helps its members locate an NRA Election Volunteer Coordinator (EVC) for their area and to register to vote. [5] [4] [6]
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 ...
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.
Though he’d previously received an A rating from the National Rifle Association and is an avid hunter, he donated his NRA contributions after the October 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting.
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Talk: List of congressional candidates who received campaign money from the National Rifle Association
A student who survived the Florida shooting posed a pointed question to Sen. Marco Rubio about contributions to his campaign from the NRA on Wednesday.