Per this Washington Post article ( https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/nra-donations/) $3.5M has been donated to current congress members since 1998. I have no idea how much has gone to lobbyists and people who aren't in congress. Couldn't we just form a super-pac and raise funding with the sole goal of giving politicians a choice of who they take their donation from?
If it's not lobbying, is it votes? Is someone's vote really going to be swayed by their representative restricting assault rifles? Do these things really serve any other purpose then being toys or "safety" against a radical government? Could we come up with some sort of straw polling app to help politicians see that it might actually help their cause?
Sorry this post lacks any sort of statistics or depth. I just don't understand what the problem is. The NRA donation amount seems so small and media continues to talk about the NRA lobby having such a stronghold.