Lobbying

National Shooting Sports Foundation's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $2.1M. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $6.3M. Its first report covers Q2 2022; the issues it reports most are Firearms/Guns/Ammunition and Budget/Appropriations.

National Shooting Sports Foundation

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$6.3M
Last 4 quarters
vs last quarter
−100.0%
Q3 2026 against the quarter before
First report
Q2 2022
The first quarter a report named it

Lobbying by quarter

National Shooting Sports Foundation lobbying by quarter
National Shooting Sports Foundation lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q2 2022$1.4M1
Q3 2022$1.3M1
Q4 2022$1.2M4
Q1 2023$1.5M4
Q2 2023$1.5M4
Q3 2023$1.6M4
Q4 2023$1.3M4
Q1 2024$1.7M4
Q2 2024$2.1M4
Q3 2024$1.9M4
Q4 2024$1.7M4
Q1 2025$2M4
Q2 2025$1.9M5
Q3 2025$2M5
Q4 2025$1.7M5
Q1 2026$2.4M5
Q2 2026$2.2M5
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Firearms$27.8M · 25 reports
  • Budget and appropriations$730K · 15 reports
  • Banking$450K · 15 reports
  • Natural resources$405K · 15 reports

An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.

Who was lobbied

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES62 reports
  • SENATE62 reports
  • Interior, Dept of (DOI)8 reports
  • Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives4 reports
  • White House Office2 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
In-houseNational Shooting Sports Foundation$27.5M17 quarters
Thorn Run Partners$730K15 quarters
Hollier & Associates$450K15 quarters
Natural Resource Results$450K15 quarters
Checkmate Government Relations$230K5 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
BG WRIGHTProfessional Staff, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations; Professional Staff, U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on AppropriationsQ2 2026
GREG LANKLERProfessional Staff, House Appropriations Committee; Legislative Director, Rep. C.W. Bill YoungQ2 2026
MITCH BUTLERCEQ AD; DOI Dep. A/S FWP; L.A. Rep. McInnisQ2 2026
WILLIAM HOLLIERChief of Staff, Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID)Q2 2026
FREDERICK VAUGHANPrincipal Deputy Asst. Secretary, Treasury Dept.; Deputy Asst. Secretary, Treasury Dept.; Senior Counsel, House Financial Services Cmte.; Associate Director, The White House; Confidential Asst., Office of Management & Budget; Writer, The White HouseQ4 2025
WILLIAM RYAN ODWYERSenior Advisor, USDAQ2 2025
DAVID ANDERSONCEQ AD; Commerce Sr Adv; OMB PADQ4 2022

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/30for Q2Natural Resource Results$30K
07/21for Q2Hollier & Associates$30K
07/19for Q2Thorn Run Partners$50K
07/17for Q2In-house$2M
07/17for Q2In-house$2M
07/15for Q2Checkmate Government Relations$50K
05/14for Q1In-house$2.3M
04/20for Q1Natural Resource Results$30K
04/20for Q1Hollier & Associates$30K
04/20for Q1In-house$2.3M
04/18for Q1Thorn Run Partners$50K
04/16for Q1Checkmate Government Relations$50K
03/18for Q4 2025In-house$1.6M
01/21for Q4 2025Hollier & Associates$30K
01/20for Q4 2025Checkmate Government Relations$50K
01/19for Q4 2025Thorn Run Partners$50K
01/18for Q4 2025In-house$1.6M
01/13for Q4 2025Natural Resource Results$30K
25/10/21for Q3 2025Hollier & Associates$30K
25/10/20for Q3 2025Thorn Run Partners$50K