The Weekly Reload Podcast

Open Secrets' Anna Massoglia on How the Gun Groups are Spending in 2022


Listen Later

The midterms are just over a week away, and the outcome will have a significant impact on the likely hood of new federal gun restrictions.

If Democrats hold control of the House and gain seats in the Senate, the possibility they blow up the filibuster and pass new gun laws rises. If Republicans gain control of either house of Congress, the likelihood of new gun laws falls to near zero.

The gun groups know this, and they're spending as much as they can to push the outcome in either direction. So, this week, I've got Anna Massoglia of Open Secrets on to examine how much those groups have raised, how much they've spent, and where they've spent it.

Massoglia gave the latest numbers from the NRA, Everytown, Giffords, and Brady. She explained how the NRA is still outpacing its gun-control opponents, but not to the same degree it used to overwhelm them. In 2022, the money fight is closer to parity.

However, the gun-control groups have taken a much broader approach to how they spend their money. They've even started to move into races that have nothing to do with gun policy.

Massoglia also gives insight into how groups on each side of the aisle are funded. While the NRA relies on a combination of big-dollar donations and small-dollar donor fees, the gun-control groups are more likely to rely on just the latter. She breaks down what we know about how the groups raise money, and what we can't know.

Plus, Contributing Writer Jake Fogleman and I cover a new federal ruling upholding California's "ghost gun" ban.

Special Guest: Anna Massoglia.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Weekly Reload PodcastBy Stephen Gutowski

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

86 ratings


More shows like The Weekly Reload Podcast

View all
Gun Talk by Gun Talk Media

Gun Talk

1,631 Listeners

We Like Shooting by Firearms Radio Network

We Like Shooting

887 Listeners

Concealed Carry Podcast - Guns | Training | Defense | CCW by ConcealedCarry.com

Concealed Carry Podcast - Guns | Training | Defense | CCW

876 Listeners

Primary & Secondary Podcast by Primary & Secondary

Primary & Secondary Podcast

459 Listeners

GLoP Culture by Ricochet

GLoP Culture

1,834 Listeners

The Ricochet Podcast by Ricochet

The Ricochet Podcast

1,393 Listeners

The Editors by National Review

The Editors

4,862 Listeners

The McCarthy Report by National Review

The McCarthy Report

2,841 Listeners

Bearing Arms' Cam & Co by Townhall Media

Bearing Arms' Cam & Co

433 Listeners

The Dispatch Podcast by The Dispatch

The Dispatch Podcast

3,304 Listeners

The Colion Noir Podcast by Colion Noir

The Colion Noir Podcast

1,177 Listeners

The Jack Carr Channel by Jack Carr

The Jack Carr Channel

2,919 Listeners

Active Self Protection Podcast by John Correia and Mike Willever

Active Self Protection Podcast

525 Listeners

The President's Daily Brief by The First TV

The President's Daily Brief

3,334 Listeners

The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast by National Review

The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast

1,056 Listeners