The political affect of the Nationwide Rifle Affiliation (NRA) is as soon as once more within the highlight within the wake of the mass taking pictures on the elementary college in Uvalde, Texas.

The taking pictures reignited the talk concerning gun management legal guidelines within the U.S. after a gunman killed 19 kids and two adults on the Robb Elementary Faculty on Tuesday.

Whereas a number of Republicans tweeted after the taking pictures that they're offering their ideas and prayers to the victims, others have identified that there are a variety of GOP senators who've obtained thousands and thousands of dollars of donations from the NRA over time.

In keeping with information compiled by the Brady Marketing campaign to Forestall Gun Violence in 2019, about two dozen sitting Republican senators have obtained contributions from the NRA, 16 of which have obtained greater than $1 million.

Topping the checklist is Utah Senator Mitt Romney, who obtained greater than $13 million in NRA contributions. The NRA cash donated to Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, was raised by a variety of social media customers after Romney tweeted his condolences within the wake of the Uvalde mass taking pictures.

"Grief overwhelms the soul. Kids slaughtered. Lives extinguished. Mother and father' hearts wrenched. Incomprehensible," Romney wrote. "I provide prayer and condolence however know that it's grossly insufficient. We should discover solutions."

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A mixed picture of senators reportedly bankrolled by the NRA. From left to proper Ted Cruz, Mitt Romney, Richard Burr and Roy Blunt. Getty

Jemele Hill, a contributing author for The Atlantic, tweeted in response to Romney: "Grief doesn't overwhelm the soul practically as a lot as $13M from the NRA overwhelms your checking account. The reply you search is the cash you proceed to take."

Broadcaster Soledad O'Brien added: "The NRA gave you slightly below 14 million dollars, sir. I continuously name this man a coward. Possibly someday the phrases he says and what he really does, will match."

Senators Richard Burr and Roy Blunt adopted Romney on the checklist of GOP lawmakers who obtained the best quantity of NRA contributions, with North Carolina's Burr receiving near $7 million and Blunt of Missouri taking in over $4.5 million from the NRA.

Different Republicans who obtained vital cash from the NRA embody Senate Minority chief Mitch McConnell and Josh Hawley of Missouri.

Ted Cruz, who's due to seem at an NRA assembly in Houston over the weekend, simply days after the mass taking pictures in Uvalde, has obtained greater than $175,000 from the group.

Within the wake of the Uvalde bloodbath, Cruz has continuously pushed again on requires gun regulation reforms in the one nation on this planet the place college shootings often happen.

Republican Senators Who Obtain Funding From the NRA

  • Mitt Romney (Utah) $13,647,676
  • Richard Burr (North Carolina) $6,987,380
  • Roy Blunt (Missouri) $4,555,722
  • Thom Tillis (North Carolina) $4,421,333
  • Marco Rubio (Florida) $3,303,355
  • Joni Ernst (Iowa) $3,124,773
  • Rob Portman (Ohio) $3,063,327
  • Todd C. Younger (Indiana) $2,897,582
  • Invoice Cassidy (Louisiana) $2,867,074
  • Tom Cotton (Arkansas) $1,968,714
  • Pat Toomey (Pennsylvania) $1,475,448
  • Josh Hawley (Missouri) $1,391,548
  • Marsha Blackburn (Tennessee) $1,306,130
  • Ron Johnson (Wisconsin) $1,269,486
  • Mitch McConnell (Kentucky) $1,267,139
  • Mike Braun (Indiana) $1,249,967
  • John Thune (South Dakota) $638,942
  • Shelley Moore Capito (West Virginia) $341,738
  • Richard Shelby (Alabama) $258,514
  • Chuck Grassley (Iowa) $226,007
  • John Neely Kennedy (Louisiana) $215,788
  • Ted Cruz (Texas) $176,274
  • Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) $146,262
  • Steve Daines (Montana) $123,711
  • Cindy Hyde-Smith (Mississippi) $109,547
  • Roger Wicker (Mississippi) $106,680
  • Rand Paul (Kentucky) $104,456
  • Mike Rounds (South Dakota) $95,049
  • John Boozman (Arkansas) $82,352
  • John Cornyn (Texas) $78,945
  • Ben Sasse (Nebraska) $68,623
  • Jim Inhofe (Oklahoma) $66,758
  • Lindsey Graham (South Carolina) $55,961
  • Mike Crapo (Idaho) $55,039
  • Jerry Moran (Kansas) $34,718
  • John Barrasso (Wyoming) $26,989
  • John Hoeven (North Dakota) $22,050
  • Susan Collins (Maine) $19,638
  • James Lankford (Oklahoma) $18,955
  • Jim Risch (Idaho) $18,850
  • Tim Scott (South Carolina) $18,513
  • Kevin Cramer (North Dakota) $13,255

Newsweek has reached out to Romney, Burr and Blunt, in addition to a variety of different senators on this checklist for remark.