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Three Miles From Connecticut Shooting, a Bastion of Gun Rights
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Dec 15, 2012 01:28am |
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| Category | General |
| Author | Lydia DePillis |
| Media | Weekly News Magazine - New Republic, The |
| News Date | Saturday, December 15, 2012 10:05:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Just across the highway from Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, in a stately white building with an American flag flying out front, is the headquarters of the United States’ premiere industry association for gun retailers.
It’s not the consumer-focused National Rifle Association. The National Shooting Sports Foundation has kept a lower profile over the years, but is likely the second-most-powerful force for firearms use in the country.
Take its lobbying activities. While the gun lobby in general has spent less in 2012 than it has in recent years, the NSSF’s spending has exploded, spiking from about $100,000 in 2008 to $500,000 so far this year (in comparison to the NRA’s $2.2 million). The lion’s share of that went to Patrick Rothwell, the group’s director of government relations, who served for three years as chief of staff to the House Republican Policy Committee. He spent a lot of time this year working on legislation that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating chemicals in gun ammunition and fishing equipment, and the organization has backed a slew of concealed-carry bills. |
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