NRA真的有很大的政治勢力麽？看一下事實。

NRA真的有很大的政治勢力麽？看一下事實。

我們經常聽到反槍人士拿NRA出來當靶子打，抱怨他們花錢買政治影響，如何厲害，等等。其實這基本是不符合事實的。我們看一下事實，NRA究竟花了多少錢來買影響，算不算有很大勢力。

The total political donations made by the NRA in the 2024 election cycle are as follows:
$868,651 in contributions to candidates and party committees. 
$2,040,000 in lobbying efforts. 
$10,151,666 in outside spending. 

These figures reflect the NRA's significant involvement in political contributions and lobbying activities.

這些跟同時期美國全國各個利益集團投入的遊說活動和助選活動的開銷比，連1／100都不到，怎麽也不能算政治影響大戶。

In the United States, total spending on political lobbying has been significant, with recent figures indicating:
In 2023, interest groups spent a record $4.2 billion lobbying federal lawmakers, led by the pharmaceutical and health products industries. 
The total estimated expenditures on state lobbying were $1.4 billion, with a combined federal and state spending of $5.6 billion in 2023. 

2024年是大選年，開銷明顯高出一塊。

In 2024, federal lobbying reached a new high of $4.5 billion, reflecting continued industry growth driven by issues like tax policy and health care. 

These figures highlight the substantial financial influence lobbying has on U.S. politics.

那大家要問，剩下的百分之99點幾是誰在出錢買勢力。請看:

跟這些大戶相比，NRA可憐巴巴的大概連人家的門都擠不進去呢。

美國難以實行禁槍，根源是美國大眾根深蒂固的擁槍文化，不要把這個責任推到NRA身上。NRA的經費，攤到眾多擁槍民眾頭上的貢獻，每個人區區幾毛錢而已，是既在廣大槍民中沒有很大影響，更談不到對全國政治有多大影響。

諸位要做英雄來打金錢政治，大可以從上麵名單裏隨便挑一個開始啊。