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Smith & Wesson Brands

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. Political Action Committee

Corporate PAC FEC C00419051

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$8K
Paid to lobbying firms $500K

No in-house lobbyists. The figure is what 2 outside firms reported being paid by the company (LD-2, rounded to $10K). This PAC gives money raised from the company’s employees; the company itself can’t give to campaigns from its treasury.

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What they lobby on

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Smith & Wesson Brands reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), through 2 outside firms. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.

Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26

  • Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities8 of 88/8
  • Firearms/Guns/Ammunition8 of 88/8
  • Manufacturing8 of 88/8
  • Trade (domestic/foreign)8 of 88/8

Bills named in the filings 7 bills, this period

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From the filings

“HR428/S53, FIND Act, S 293 Fair Access to Banking Act, Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act (H.R.7450) legislation and policy related to discrimination by banks and financial institutions against the firearms industry.”
Q4 2024 filing · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
“Legislative and regulatory policy related to the manufacture, distribution and sale of firearms. Policy and regulation related to the export of firearms”
Q3 2026 filing · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • Bureau of Industry and SecurityBIS
  • CommerceDOC
  • JusticeDOJ
  • StateDOS
  • Air Force
  • DefenseDOD
  • Homeland SecurityDHS
  • InteriorDOI
  • Navy
  • Office of Management & BudgetOMB
  • 1 more

The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in all 8 quarters.

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by Smith & Wesson Brands, Senate Office of Public Records. Filings are due 20 days after each quarter ends.

From FEC filings: direct gifts this PAC reported, net of refunds · How we count

Gave directly to 5 sitting members of Congress in 2025–26.

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