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How Loaded is the Gun Lobby?

How Loaded is the Gun Lobby?
How Loaded is the Gun Lobby?

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Chris Amico
Sarah Childress

January 6, 2015

One reason why gun-rights groups wield so much power in Washington? Money. FRONTLINE compared federal spending by the top gun-rights and gun-control groups for 2014, drawing on data from the Center for Responsive Politics. Click on a header below to see how each side stacks up.

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