Many of the biggest groups lobbying on federal gun policy, including the National Rifle Association and Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, spent less money to lobby the federal government in 2022 than in the previous year, even as Congress moved legislation.
The NRA posted the biggest decline in federal lobbying spending, reporting $2.5 million last year, compared with $4.9 million the prior year, according to lobbying disclosure reports filed with Congress.
That dip in spending came as lawmakers, weeks after a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, moved a bipartisan measure to expand background checks for gun purchases and provide funding for some mental health initiatives.
