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Progressive Information Project: NRA Spending By State (crooksandliars)
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Attached is a spreadsheet that lists the amount of spending the National Rifle
Association did in each of the states in the 2008 and 2010 cycles. In recent
years, the NRA has spent lots of money trying to influence state legislatures
to pass "Stand Your Ground," aka "Shoot First" or "Kill-at-Will" laws.
Lobbyists like Marion Hammer in Florida write and try to pass these laws and
once they are passed, they push for more extreme laws, like those that Hammer
helped pass in Florida that prevents doctors from asking parents about guns in
the home when examining the risks that children face.
The data in the spreadsheet could be correlated to the push for pro-gun laws
in various states, although I haven't seen anyone who has done that work yet.
The data includes:
* Direct political contributions to non-federal candidates
* Independent expenditures in state races
* ...
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