NRA has donated a maximum of $9,990 to any politician[1], a rather small amount considering the huge cost of running a campaign. In 2016, the total political co

NRA has donated a maximum of $9,990 to any politician[1], a rather small amount considering the huge cost of running a campaign. In 2016, the total political contribution of the NRA was roughly $1.1 million[2]. In the meantime, gun control proponent Michael Bloomberg alone has contributed $20 million to Democrat senate candidates[3] in 2018 and is planning to contribute $80 million to house candidates[4] for the midterms. Even if you hate the NRA and what they stand for, claiming that they are buying up politicians with money seems far from the truth. [1] https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=d000000082&cycle=2018 https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=d000000082... [2] https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/totals.php?id=d000000082&cycle=2016 https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/totals.php?id=d000000082&cy... [3] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/bloomberg-donating-20-million-to-democratic-u-s-senate-candidates-idUSKCN1MC2XD https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/bl... [4] https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2018/06/bloomberg-to-spend-a-record-80-million/ https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2018/06/bloomberg-to-spend-...