NRA-ILA Election Activity In 2006

In the 2006 elections, NRA resources were better deployed in more critical battles than ever before. Millions of dollars were spent on direct campaign donations, independent campaign expenditures and on mobilizing the most aggressive grassroots operation in NRA history. There were 5.2 million endorsement cards and letters sent, 1.5 million endorsement phone calls, 1 million bumper stickers, nearly 50,00 television, radio and newspaper ads and 510 billboards. Election Volunteer Coordinators (EVCs) in congressional districts nationwide rallied support for the Second Amendment at gun clubs, ranges, shooting events and gun shops, recruiting thousands of new political volunteers and registering thousands of new voters. To provide EVCs with energized campaign volunteers, ILA staff conducted grassroots Mix N' Mingles in key states and districts.
 
The NRA-PVF ranks political candidates—irrespective of party affiliation—based on voting records, public statements and their responses to an NRA-PVF questionnaire. In 2006, NRA-PVF was involved in 276 campaigns for the U.S. House and Senate, winning in 236 of those races (85%).
 
NRA-PVF endorsed thousands of candidates running in state legislative races and achieved an 81% success rate in those elections.
 
NRA relies on a very simple premise: when provided with the facts, the nation’s elected officials will recognize that "gun control" schemes are an infringement on the Second Amendment and a proven failure in fighting crime. The importance of this premise lies in the knowledge that, as one U.S. Congressman put it: "The gun lobby is people."