A new report indicates that donations to the National Rifle Association PAC increased more than three-fold from January to February.
According to the Washington Free Beacon, NRA PAC “raised a total of $779,063 in February and reported $247,985 in donations in January, an increase of more than 200 percent.”
Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association (NRA), speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) 2016 at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, outside Washington, March 3, 2016.
Republican activists, organizers and voters gather for the Conservative Political Action Conference at a critical moment for the Republican Party as Donald Trump marches towards the presidential nomination and GOP stalwarts consider whether — or how — to stop him. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
The NRA and its supporters have faced a sustained campaign of criticism and hate from gun control advocates since the February shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The shooting resulted in 17 deaths. (RELATED: Report: Deputies Were TOLD Not To Go Into High School)
Pro-gun control Parkland students like David Hogg and Emma Gonzalez have received much attention from the mainstream media.
Pro-Second Amendment student Kyle Kashuv has also made a name for himself for speaking out boldly in favor of gun rights for Americans. (RELATED: ‘So Caring And So Empathetic’ — 2nd Amendment Supporting Parkland Survivor Talks About Meeting Melania)