If money in politics is the problem that leads to school shootings, then I suggest following the money.
There are many who are blaming the NRA funding of political campaigns, but that is not justified for the following reason. The NRA does fund political campaigns, but at a much, much lower rate than other organizations such as the labor unions, education unions, and others.
From 1990-2016 federal election cycles, the NRA contributed a total of $23 million to individual candidates for federal offices. During the very same period, the AFL/CIO contributed $65 million, including $19 million in 2016 alone. So the largest group of labor unions gave nearly as much in a single cycle as the NRA did in 15 cycles. But the NEA (Nation Education Association, or teachers union) contributed a whopping $124.3 million during the 1990-2016 cycles.
That means teachers unions sent more than 5 times as much to campaigns as did the NRA.
Source: Open Secrets
There are many who are blaming the NRA funding of political campaigns, but that is not justified for the following reason. The NRA does fund political campaigns, but at a much, much lower rate than other organizations such as the labor unions, education unions, and others.
From 1990-2016 federal election cycles, the NRA contributed a total of $23 million to individual candidates for federal offices. During the very same period, the AFL/CIO contributed $65 million, including $19 million in 2016 alone. So the largest group of labor unions gave nearly as much in a single cycle as the NRA did in 15 cycles. But the NEA (Nation Education Association, or teachers union) contributed a whopping $124.3 million during the 1990-2016 cycles.
That means teachers unions sent more than 5 times as much to campaigns as did the NRA.
Source: Open Secrets
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