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DEL.ICIO.USAbout those NRA contributions …
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Someone in the state Capitol took the trouble to send us a spreadsheet of all the money the National Rifle Association has handed out to state lawmakers and others this cycle.
The total came to $22,750, given to 20 senators, 13 House members, one lieutenant governor and a state attorney general.
Here’s the thing: The Senate conferees on H.B. 89, the NRA-backed gun bill to end all gun bills, are Senate Rules Chairman Don Balfour of Snellville, Ronnie Chance of Tyrone, and Joseph Carter of Tifton.
None of them are listed as having received a dime from the NRA.
Oops.
Comments
By cnote
February 5, 2008 11:51 AM | Link to this
“The total came to $22,750, given to 20 senators, 13 House members, one lieutenant governor and a state attorney general.”
That comes out to an average of $650 a person.
By NopayNoplay
February 6, 2008 9:06 AM | Link to this
Why is that an oops? It means that when HB89 passes, with amendments, its the will of Georgian’s, not the NRA. It also makes it difficult for people to say “the NRA bought them off”.