NRA getting pounded in spending by gun control groups as support for new legislation increases
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On Saturday, Newsweek reported that the National Rifle Association is badly losing the campaign funding war to gun control groups promoting new legislation in the wake of the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio.
OpenSecrets.org shows that groups like Giffords and Everytown for Gun Safety have spent nearly $2 million on a campaign urging the public and Congress to support universal background checks and a federal "red flag" law allowing temporary confiscation of firearms from people deemed a risk to themselves and others.
By contrast, the NRA - which has spent the last year roiled by financial and legal troubles - has not launched a counter-campaign at all, let alone match their funding.
This comes as a new poll from Quinnipiac finds a gigantic level of support for new gun laws, with 93 percent of voters supporting universal background checks, 82 percent supporting a "permit-to-purchase" law, 80 percent supporting a red flag law, and 60 percent supporting an assault weapons ban.
OpenSecrets.org shows that groups like Giffords and Everytown for Gun Safety have spent nearly $2 million on a campaign urging the public and Congress to support universal background checks and a federal "red flag" law allowing temporary confiscation of firearms from people deemed a risk to themselves and others.
By contrast, the NRA - which has spent the last year roiled by financial and legal troubles - has not launched a counter-campaign at all, let alone match their funding.
This comes as a new poll from Quinnipiac finds a gigantic level of support for new gun laws, with 93 percent of voters supporting universal background checks, 82 percent supporting a "permit-to-purchase" law, 80 percent supporting a red flag law, and 60 percent supporting an assault weapons ban.