📋 Firearms/Guns/Ammunition (FIR)

Federal lobbying activity for the firearms/guns/ammunition issue area

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AI Overview

Firearms/Guns/Ammunition (FIR) has attracted $28.0M in lobbying spending across 1,811 filings. This issue area sees targeted lobbying from organizations with specific policy interests.

$28.0M

Total Spending

1,811

Total Filings

$122.9M

Estimated Spending

Spending by Year

Top Clients

#	Client	Spending
1	Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund	$6.1M
2	Hill Country Class 3, LLC	$1.3M
3	Giffords (Formerly Reporting as Americans for Responsible Solutions)	$1.1M
4	Accenture Federal Services LLC	$1.0M
5	Nst Global, LLC	$925K
6	Sig Sauer INC	$850K
7	City of Oakland	$789K
8	Silencer Central	$755K
9	Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund (Formerly Mayors Against Illegal Guns)	$750K
10	Smith & Wesson Brands, INC.	$700K
11	National Shooting Sports Foundation	$600K
12	Soundthinking INC. ( Formerly Known as Shotspotter INC. )	$600K
13	Sig Sauer, INC.	$530K
14	Umo & National Association of Ukrainian Defense Industries (Naudi)	$520K
15	Springfield Armory, INC.	$480K
16	Magpul Industries Corp.	$465K
17	National Rifle Association, Institute for Legislative Action	$460K
18	Txat LLC - Txat Latam	$405K
19	Springfield Armory	$400K
20	Franklin Armory, INC.	$360K

Top Lobbying Firms

#	Firm	Revenue
1	Avoq, LLC	$2.1M
2	Natural Resource Results LLC	$1.6M
3	Alpha Strategies, LLC	$1.5M
4	Mehlman Consulting, INC.	$1.3M
5	Capitol Counsel LLC	$1.1M
6	Mike Williams Capitol Strategies LLC (F/K/A Mw Capitol Strategies LLC)	$1.1M
7	The Jbh Group, LLC	$960K
8	Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld	$930K
9	Dutko Worldwide, LLC	$920K
10	Cogent Strategies LLC	$910K
11	Checkmate Government Relations	$880K
12	Townsend Public Affairs, INC	$789K
13	The Ob-c Group, LLC	$750K
14	Locke Lord Public Policy Group LLC	$720K
15	Thegroup DC, LLC	$620K
16	Locke Lord LLP	$610K
17	Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.	$600K
18	Crossroads Strategies, LLC	$540K
19	Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP	$530K
20	Mercury Public Affairs, LLC	$520K

Sample Lobbying Descriptions

•Veterans administration (structure, benefits, services, and quality of care) Family code (UCCJEA) Federal enforcement of parental rights. Veteran suicide epidemic (root causes, actions, programs, ac

•Sales to DOD and Federal LE agencies

•Support passage of The Hearing Protection Act HR367/S59; support passage of The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act HR38/S446; support rulemaking to reform the Export Control licensing to the Commerce Dep

•Ammunition procurement for DoD branches

•Advocating for protections for victims of domestic and dating violence.

•Support bipartisan legislation to require universal background checks for firearm purchases and federal funding for gun violence prevention surveillance and research. Support the Fix NICS Act of 2017,

•Promote bills to expand firearms prohibitors to cover dating violence and stalking (S.1539/H.R.3207 - Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act/Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act),imp

•Advocacy on the Sportsman's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act (SHARE Act), Concealed Carry Reciprocity, Gun Background Check System issues, Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act and other g

•See Barnes & Associates report

•Support of FFL Protection Act (HR 3790); Support of Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act (HR 788, S593); Support of Hearing Protection Act (HR 367, S59); Support of Fix Nics Act (HR 4