Perhaps one effective way to pressure elected officials in your state is to make everyone aware of the state pols who have gotten NRA and NRA-related contributions.
Follow the Money has a page which summarizes the $$$, by state, politician, amount, and time period.
Start at the top and just read through the explanation. Note that you can choose to include several different kinds of contributions: NRA and its PACs; "subsidiaries;" and "employees."
The employees make up a trifling amount, BTW.
Here's a summary of where the money goes by party (2003-2012):
|
Democrat |
(1,249) |
$532,526 or 18% |
|
Republican |
(3,475) |
$2,209,986 or 74% |
|
Nonpartisan & Third Party |
(31) |
$22,600 or 0.76% |
And spending on Ballot Measures over that time period, $219,762.
Surprised?
As you follow down the page you'll see more and more specific information. The last table is the one with states and pols, and by clicking the "Filter" button you can get results just for your state.
Use the information in calls, letters and LTEs to your local paper. State electeds, especially Democrats, should feel shame at accepting money from a lunatic lobbying organization fronting for armament manufacturers.
For example, Maryland ... just below the foible.
Some of these folks would be candidates who ran and didn't win. Others are still in state office. And this being Maryland, not all are Republicans.
PROCTOR JR, JAMES E |
2004 |
1 |
$50 |
SCHAEFER, WILLIAM DONALD |
2004 |
1 |
$50 |
STONE JR, NORMAN R |
2010 |
1 |
$100 |
BRINKLEY, DAVID R |
2006 |
1 |
$150 |
CLUSTER, JOHN |
2006 |
1 |
$250 |
GIANNETTI JR, JOHN A |
2004 |
1 |
$250 |
DEGRANGE SR, JAMES ED |
2006 |
1 |
$500 |
EDWARDS, GEORGE C |
2006 |
1 |
$500 |
PIPKIN, E J |
2006 |
2 |
$500 |
MOONEY, ALEX X |
2004-2010 |
3 |
$635 |
KLAUSMEIER, KATHERINE |
2006-2010 |
2 |
$700 |
ODONNELL, ANTHONY J |
2004-2010 |
2 |
$750 |
SIMONAIRE, BRYAN W |
2008-2010 |
2 |
$750 |
KELLY, KEVIN |
2004 |
1 |
$1,000 |
VALLARIO JR, JOSEPH F |
2004-2006 |
3 |
$1,300 |
ASTLE, JOHN C |
2004-2008 |
5 |
$1,500 |
BROCHIN, JIM |
2004-2010 |
6 |
$2,750 |
MILLER JR, THOMAS V MIKE |
2004-2010 |
7 |
$5,050 |