By The Numbers: 11 Facts About the NRA
In the United States, we have a problem. Depending on who you talk to, maybe the problem is mental health or video games or…doors? But horrifying mass shootings only happen at this disturbing rate in the United States, despite other countries having mental health problems, violent video games, and even…gasp…fully functional doors. The difference is (obviously) guns.
The National Rifle Association is a gun advocacy group that really goes out of its way to prove nonprofits on a whole get too good of rap. They financially lead the charge of the gun lobby. We’ve addressed the often underreported depths that the NRA has sunk to, multiple times. Their views on gun ownership (everyone gets one!) aren’t reflective of most Americans, or even the majority of gun-owning Republican Americans. Still, they are thought to hold disproportionate political sway…even after attempting to file bankruptcy in 2021.
Don’t just take our word for it, take these numbers.
The N.R.A. spent $250 million in 2020
Source: BBC
The membership is estimated to be between 3 to 5 million people.
Source: BBC
The N.R.A. spends at least $3 million per year to influence gun policy
Source: BBC
Texas congresspeople have received over $14 million from gun lobbyists
Source: OpenSecrets
Mitt Romney received over $13.6 million from the NRA
Source: New York Times
77% of NRA members are Republican
Source: PEW
The majority of both Republicans and Democrats favor forms of gun control
Source: PEW
44% of Americans personally know someone who has been shot
In the U.S., there's more than one gun for every adult.
Source: Reuters
If NRA supporters give more than $1,500 they can receive a gun.
Source: CNBC
52% of NRA members own more than five guns.
Source: PEW
