Podcast: Open Secrets’ Anna Massoglia on How the Gun Groups are Spending in 2022

The midterms are just over a week away, and the outcome will have a significant impact on the likely hood of new federal gun restrictions.

If Democrats hold control of the House and gain seats in the Senate, the possibility they blow up the filibuster and pass new gun laws rises. If Republicans gain control of either house of Congress, the likelihood of new gun laws falls to near zero.

The gun groups know this and they’re spending as much as they can to push the outcome in either direction. So, this week, I’ve got Anna Massoglia of Open Secrets on to examine how much those groups have raised, how much they’ve spent, and where they’ve spent it.

Massoglia gave the latest numbers from the NRA, Everytown, Giffords, and Brady. She explained how the NRA is still outpacing its gun-control opponents, but not to the same degree it used to overwhelm them. In 2022, the money fight is closer to parity.

However, the gun-control groups have taken a much broader approach to how they spend their money. They’ve even started to move into races that have nothing to do with gun policy.

Massoglia also gives insight into how groups on each side of the aisle are funded. While the NRA relies on a combination of big dollar donations and small-dollar donor fees, the gun-control groups are more likely to rely on just the later. She breaks down what we know about how the groups raise money, and what we can’t know.

Plus, Contributing Writer Jake Fogleman and I cover a new federal ruling upholding California’s “ghost gun” ban.

You can listen to the episode on your favorite podcasting app or by clicking here. Video of the show is also available on our YouTube page. The show goes public on Monday, but Reload members get early access to new episodes on Sunday!

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  1. I realize the campaign finance rules are complicated, but what is really stopping anyone from going into a private meeting with Gerry Connelly and saying: “Bloomberg or Soros will donate to your campaign if you support the gun control agenda, and we will just call it a regular campaign contribution.”? In other words, what’s to stop campaign funding without labelling it gun control lobbying? This way they can continue to argue that the NRA has more control over the GOP or candidates?

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