Senate LDA data Updated quarterly Lobbying disclosures

Firearms/Guns/Ammunition Lobbying

Senate LDA filings on Firearms/Guns/Ammunition: registrants disclose expenditures, specific bills, and the chambers or agencies contacted under code FIR.

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The verdict

PlainInfluence tracks $33.5M in itemized Firearms/Guns/Ammunition lobbying disclosures across 72 filers, among them UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE), NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC., AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE, ranking #49 of 79 tracked issues by spend.

#49
of 79 issues by spend
$33.5M
tracked Firearms/Guns/Ammunition lobbying
72
organizations lobbying
$466K
average per filer

Issue code: FIR · 72 organizations lobbying on this issue

Total Lobbying Spend
$33.5M
Organizations
72

Firearms/Guns/Ammunition filing shape

Firearms/Guns/Ammunition (FIR) averages $466K per filer, high per-registrant intensity on this code.

UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE) leads this issue's filer table with $15.1M in all-issue lobbying; filings remain spread across 10 named organizations rather than collapsing into one registrant.

With fewer filers on Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, each quarterly disclosure carries more weight, and a small shift in registrant count can change the visible lobbying picture quickly.

Top Spenders

Rank Organization Total Lobbying
#1 UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE) $15.1M
#2 NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. $13.3M
#3 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE $10.4M
#4 GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC. $5.8M
#5 EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND, INC. $5.6M
#6 AXON ENTERPRISE, INC. $5.0M
#7 NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA $4.3M
#8 AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS $4.1M
#9 SPLC ACTION FUND $3.8M
#10 ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC $3.6M
#11 AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY $3.2M
#12 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS $2.6M
#13 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS INC $2.2M
#14 AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION $2.1M
#15 JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY $1.7M
#16 HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA $1.6M
#17 OLIN CORPORATION $1.6M
#18 SANDY HOOK PROMISE ACTION FUND $990K
#19 LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S. $979K
#20 SIG SAUER, INC. $960K
#21 CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS $819K
#22 NAMMO INC. $750K
#23 NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE $555K
#24 GIFFORDS $540K
#25 SILENCER CENTRAL $540K
#26 NST GLOBAL LLC $530K
#27 STATE OF CALIFORNIA $480K
#28 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POLICE ORGANIZATIONS, INC. $480K
#29 MAGPUL INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, INC. $390K
#30 SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, INC. $360K
#31 MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY $340K
#32 HILL COUNTRY CLASS 3, LLC $340K
#33 EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION $337K
#34 GIFFORDS (FORMERLY REPORTING AS AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE SOLUTIONS) $300K
#35 BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE $300K
#36 MAJOR CITIES CHIEFS ASSOCIATION $280K
#37 VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC. $280K
#38 EVIDENCE IQ $280K
#39 CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO $260K
#40 MOVEON.ORG CIVIC ACTION $240K
#41 FRANKLIN ARMORY, INC. $225K
#42 SOUNDTHINKING INC. ( FORMERLY KNOWN AS SHOTSPOTTER INC. ) $210K
#43 AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION $178K
#44 INTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS AFL-CIO $160K
#45 CITY OF LINCOLN, NEBRASKA $148K
#46 PALMETTO STATE ARMORY, LLC $130K
#47 CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS ACTION FUND $130K
#48 GLOBAL ORDNANCE HOLDINGS, LLC $120K
#49 CONFERENCE OF PROVINCIALS OF NORTH AMERICA $120K
#50 BIOFIRE TECHNOLOGIES INC. $120K

Registrant concentration on Firearms/Guns/Ammunition

Named filers on FIR, ranked by all-issue lobbying total because the filer count is small.

UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE)$15.1MNATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOU…$13.3MAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUS…$10.4MGUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.$5.8MEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACT…$5.6MAXON ENTERPRISE, INC.$5.0MNATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION O…$4.3MAMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENC…$4.1M
All-issue lobbying total among filers on Firearms/Guns/Ammunition · official public datasets

Source: U.S. Senate Office of Public Records, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings LD-2 quarterly lobbying disclosure filings (issue codes, registrants, expenditures) · 2024 Aggregated from quarterly LD-2 filings for issue code FIR; covers 72 registered organizations across the 2023-2024 reporting period. Data current as of August 2026.

Questions on this issue code

How much is spent lobbying on Firearms/Guns/Ammunition?
$33.5M was reported on Firearms/Guns/Ammunition (FIR) by 72 organizations in 2023-2024 Senate LDA filings. UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE) is the top named filer on this code.
Who are the biggest spenders on Firearms/Guns/Ammunition lobbying?
Top filers on Firearms/Guns/Ammunition include UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE), NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC., AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE. Rankings use each organization's all-issue lobbying total among registrants that filed on code FIR.
How many organizations lobby on Firearms/Guns/Ammunition?
72 organizations filed on Firearms/Guns/Ammunition in 2023-2024, a narrow filer set on this code.

Data: official public datasets, 2023-2024. Verify filings at lda.senate.gov.