Gun-control was a massive issue in the race for Virginia's statehouse, which Democrats will control for the first time since 1994, as Mike Bloomberg's Everytown for Gun Safety overwhelmed the NRA.
Everytown spent $2.5 million to support the Virginia elections, easily outpacing the approximately $300,000 spent by the NRA, which has its headquarters in the state.
Former New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg arrives at Gala Dinner on the occasion of the World Mayors Summit in Christiansborg in Copenhagen, Denmark October 10, 2019. Ritzau Scanpix/Martin Sylvest via REUTERS ATTENTIA gun-control lobbying group funded largely by Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York, just helped Democrats take over the state government in Virginia – right in the National Rifle Association's back yard.
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