On Wednesday, Bess Kalb, a writer for
Jimmy Kimmel Live, drew attention to the NRA’s influence by responding to legislators tweeting message of condolence, by listing how much money they have received from the organisation.
Today, it is estimated that the NRA spends about $250m per year, far more than all the country’s gun control advocacy groups put together. In 2016, it endorsed Mr Trump’s presidential run and provided his campaign with up to $30m. Shortly after he took office, Mr Trump attended the NRA’s national convention in Atlanta.
“Only one candidate in the general election came to speak to you, and that candidate is now the president of the United States, standing before you,” he said. “You came through for me, and I am going to come through for you.”
Since then, Mr Trump has been a vocal supporter of gun rights. He supports a Republican bill pending before the Senate that the NRA considers its legislative priority and which would establish a nationwide right to carry a concealed weapon – even in those states and cities opposed to such laws.
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