The Declining Influence of the NRA May Translate Into Policies Which Save Lives
Trump and the NRA can not save one another from the coming massive fall.
Perhaps politicians have reason to stop cowering in fear at the mere mention of the NRA. According to the NRA’s tax forms, the organization lost money in 2014. Revenue was down $37 million from the previous year. It seems members dues are declining because membership is dwindling. As stated in the Huffington Post: “In 2014 member dues plummeted by $47 million — from $175 million to $128 million, according to the NRA’s filing.”
The NRA spent $47 million on lobbying in 2014, considerably more than the $27 million they spent in 2013 to influence politicians. These figures suggest the NRA is losing clout among lawmakers leading to more spending by the group to hold lawmakers in line.
Finally, the NRA spent $16.9 million in public relations last year compared to $14.5 million in 2013, most likely to soften an image of an organization growing more and more radical and on the fringes of society.
The declining influence of the NRA is good news for anyone who backs a rational approach to reducing the murders and mayhem on American streets. The myth that all that is needed to stop a “bad guy with a gun” is a “good guy with a gun” belongs to a bygone era.
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