Gun rights v gun control: how each group spends its money – interactive

The Newtown shootings have thrust the contentious issue of gun control into the political spotlight once again. We compare how much money was spent by America's gun lobby and by main gun control groups in 2011 and 2012

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Contributions

Money from an organization's employees, their family, or the organization's own PAC to a political candidate. These donations have a cap.

$1,713,984

$3,018

Gun rights groups

  • $1,061,710National Rifle Association

  • $358,485Safari Club International

  • $166,900National Shooting Sports Foundation

  • $53,000National Association for Gun Rights

  • $51,889Gun Owners of America

  • $22,000Ohio Gun Collectors Association

Gun control groups

  • $3,018Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence

Lobbying, 2011-2012

Spending on firms to lobby for the organization’s issues.

$9,309,869

$420,000

Gun rights groups

  • $5,110,000National Rifle Association

  • $1,605,420Gun Owners of America

  • $1,164,449Citizens Committee for the Right to Bear Arms

  • $820,000National Shooting Sports Foundation

  • $450,000Safari Club International

  • $160,000Boone & Crockett Club

Gun control groups

  • $350,000Mayors Against Illegal Guns

  • $70,000Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence

Outside Spending

Money contributed by an organization, its employees, or employee's families to an outside spending group such as a super PAC.
Outside spending groups also include 501(c)(4) organizations which are not required to disclose donors publicly. For this reason, these figures may not reflect total outside spending contributions.

$19,634,906

$0

Gun rights groups

  • $18,896,442National Rifle Association

  • $598,127Safari Club International

  • $89,097Gun Owners of America

  • $51,240National Shooting Sports Foundation

Total

Spending on contributions, lobbying and outside spending.

$30,658,759

$423,018

Gun rights groups

  • $25,068,152National Rifle Association

  • $1,746,406Gun Owners of America

  • $1,406,612Safari Club International

  • $1,164,449Citizens Committee for the Right to Bear Arms

  • $1,038,140National Shotting Sports Foundation

  • $160,000Boone & Crockett Club

  • $53,000National Association for Gun Rights

  • $22,000Ohio Gun Collectors Association

Gun control groups

  • $350,000Mayors Against Illegal Guns

  • $73,018Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence

Source: Center for Responsive Politics and the Federal Election Commission