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[–] [email protected] 66 points 1 day ago (8 children)

I’m curious which justice gets the most from the gun lobby 🔎

[–] theyoyomaster 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

The gun and anti gun lobbies are chump change in politics. Combined they amount to less than $10m. I literally can’t even find their relative ranking on mobile because they aren’t even a drop in the bucket compared to others.

https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/industries

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh wow, that’s super interesting! TY for sharing

[–] theyoyomaster 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It's never been about the money, that's just an easy scapegoat for someone not wanting to admit that they lost on any given issue. It's really easy to say "evil corporations bought the law/result they wanted" than admit that a highly engaged voting base was behind it.

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