Carole Schroeder, in the letter to the editor, stated how much money has been donated to Republicans in Washington from 2006 thru 2017. Well, let me educate you: the NRA is small potatoes when it comes to supporting political parties. The NRA from 1997 thru 2016 has spent on political causes just under $20 million. That is $20 million in almost 20 years.

In comparison, the labor unions in 2016 alone spent $1.7 billion; 87 percent went to Democratic causes and political candidates. The unions spent $1.7 billion in one year, so tell me who the big spenders are.

The money influence is out of control by every interest group; how do you think the politicians become multi-millionaires? With the Democrats the biggest benefactors. They didn’t get rich with their wages from being congressmen and senators.

As far as the blame game, the NRA is not at blame for shootings in the United States; the morals of the people have been eroded by the liberal policies for 50 years. Abortion on demand, taken God out of the school, removed teaching the Constitution and history of the United States in school, destroyed the family unit with easy divorces, culture where it is OK to have children out of wedlock, violent movies, violent games easily gotten on your iPad that warp the minds of kids.

Blame the culture, not the guns.

Carl Russell