NRA

The National Rifle Association has long been a powerful lobbying group in Washington D.C., and every time there's a mass shooting in the U.S. -- which is ...

- John Bergman (R-MI 1) $11M of that was spent on campaigns against Biden. Repeated attempts over the years to expand background checks and enact other curbs on guns have run into Republican resistance in Congress.

Gun rights groups, like the NRA and Gun Owners of America, spent $15.8 million on lobbying last year—and another $2 million in the first quarter of 2022.

Here’s how the list of politicians who have benefited from gun rights lobbying stands, minus 2021 contributions. That said, Texas Senator Ted Cruz has been the biggest beneficiary of those groups when it comes to campaign spending. Spending on House and Senate races generally pales in comparison to the amount these groups spend on presidential and gubernatorial elections. Gun control advocates have spent just $30 million since 1998. President Joe Biden, speaking Tuesday night, called for limits on the sale of powerful weapons. Lobbying spending by those groups set a new record in 2021, according to a report from OpenSecrets. Gun rights groups spend $15.8 million on lobbying last year, compared to just $2.9 million in lobbying from gun control groups.

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at the National Rifle Association's Annual Leadership Forum on Friday. But audience members at the ...

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The organization that lobbies for laws that make it easy for anyone to carry a gun does not want anyone carrying a gun to their own event, oddly.

If the NRA really believe guns were not the problem, they would allow anyone to carry them at their own fucking events. Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at their “leadership forum,” where guns will not be allowed. Seems to me like a true, gun-toting American wouldn’t let the Secret Service bully their precious gun rights—guns don’t kill people, people kill people—but what do I know?

Days after a deadly mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Sen. Ted Cruz are expected to appear at a National Rifle ...

The NRA held the conference despite recordings released years later showing NRA officials were shaken by the shooting while also discussing alternatives to the conference. Cruz also tweeted Tuesday that he was praying for the families, among many other reactions from Texas officials. Their expected appearance comes after 14 students and one teacher were killed by an 18-year-old suspected shooter Salvador Ramos at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on Tuesday, May 24.

Governor Greg Abbott and Senator Ted Cruz are scheduled to attend the 2022 NRA convention in Houston just days after a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

He now has to be in D.C. for personal reasons on Friday." According to the NRA's website, Trump will headline a "star-studded cast of political heavyweights" in a "celebration of Second Amendment rights." A representative from Cornyn's office replied: "Prior to the tragedy today in Uvalde we had already informed the NRA he would not be able to speak due to an unexpected change in his schedule.

The NRA's annual convention takes place on Friday in Houston, just days after an 18-year-old gunman killed 19 children and two adults at an elementary ...

Efforts by lawmakers to change U.S. gun policies in any significant way have consistently faced roadblocks from Republicans and the influence of outside groups such as the NRA. You will be subject to a search of your person and belongings," the page states. But the measure failed in a Senate vote, without enough support to clear a 60-vote filibuster hurdle. The other would have extended the background check review period. Last year, the House passed two bills to expand background checks on firearms purchases. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and former President Donald Trump were among the slate of scheduled speakers at a Friday leadership forum sponsored by the NRA’s lobbying arm.

Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. Greg Abbott will join President Donald Trump at the NRA convention in Houston, days after after a Uvalde, Texas school shooting.

And you can’t pray and send condolences on one day and then be going and championing guns on the next. Trump is set to headline a "leadership forum" on Friday where audience members will not be allowed to carry guns. "As far as future plans are concerned, I'm living moment to moment right now," Abbott said. That’s wrong.” The greater question, Turner said, is why Texas politicians still plan to speak there after the shooting in Uvalde. Abbott and Cruz are scheduled to address a leadership forum sponsored by the NRA’s lobbying arm. Texas politicians and former President Donald Trump are scheduled to attend the National Rifle Association's annual convention over the weekend in Houston days after a mass shooting at an elementary school that killed at least 21 people.

Utah Republican Senator Mitt Romney is receiving criticism on social media for the amount of money he has accepted from the National Rifle Association (NRA) ...

"Grief does not overwhelm the soul nearly as much as $13 million from the NRA overwhelms your bank account. Maybe one day the words he says and what he actually does, will match," she wrote. "The NRA gave you just under $14 million dollars, sir. "Grief overwhelms the soul. We must find answers," he posted. However, after the senator posted the message, some on social media were quick to point out the massive donations Romney has received from the NRA.

The National Rifle Association is set to hold its 2022 annual meeting in Houston on Friday, bringing together its top brass and several notable ...

In March, a New York State Supreme Court justice blocked James' attempt to dissolve the organization "Although an investigation is underway and facts are still emerging, we recognize this was the act of a lone, deranged criminal," the group said. in more than a decade. Trump will also speak at the event. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, both Republicans, will also deliver remarks. The NRA condemned the shooting in a statement Wednesday, calling it a "horrific and evil crime."

A National Rifle Association rally and concert will proceed in Houston this weekend, despite the Uvalde school shooting three days earlier.

Rep for Trump and Governor Abbott did not immediately confirm whether the former president and the governor will continue with plans to speak at the event. “He now has to be in D.C. for personal reasons on Friday.” As of Wednesday afternoon, the gun-lobbyist organization’s annual meeting was still scheduled to take place at the city’s George R. Brown Convention Center from Friday to Sunday, according to its website. “Join us as we celebrate the NRA’s 150th anniversary over Memorial Day weekend,” trumpets a message on the not-for-profit organization’s website and over its phone lines. However, Abbott called for flags in the state to be lowered to half-staff on Tuesday in memory of the victims. pic.twitter.com/HmKCshDwKn

The NRA's annual meeting in Houston is scheduled for May 27-29, kicking off just two days after a gunman killed 19 children and 2 adults at Robb Elementary ...

But history suggests the NRA will neither alter its convention plans nor waver from its broad opposition to gun-control measures. After Columbine, concerns that calling off the NRA’s annual meeting would be tantamount to accepting blame for the shooting prevailed, and the group went ahead with convening in Denver, Colorado, roughly 10 miles from the site of the violence that had left 13 dead and more than 20 injured. The NRA’s annual meeting in Houston is scheduled for May 27-29, kicking off just two days after a gunman killed 19 children and 2 adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.