Legislation I can get behind.

..and not only the NRA, but big pharma, wall st., UAW and a host of others.

New Bill Requires Background Check For Gun Lobbyists Before Purchasing Congressmen

"In an effort to ensure powerful tools fall only into the correct hands, a new bill would require comprehensive background checks for all gun lobbyists interested in purchasing a sitting United States Congressman.

Calling it an “unyielding assault” on their constitutional rights, a spokesman for the National Rifle Association said, “This is truly a slap in the face to those of us responsible senator-owners who advantageously procure political sway well within the confines of the law...

https://www.cafe.com/new-bill-requires-background-check-for-gun-lobbyists-before-purchasing-congressmen/”

Link Fixed:
www.cafe.com

DonDiego approves of the legislation, but suggests gun lobbyists need not be the primary target. In fact, the first background checks should be applied to banker lobbyists.

Or, perhaps t'would be better to first run checks on all the lawyers, to paraphrase Dick the Butcher.
[Ref: Henry VI by W.. Shakespeare]

Alas, in any case the First Amendment to the US Constitution prohibits limiting the petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances.

Actually I agree, wall street/banking should be first in line. I wasn't targeting the NRA specifically, I just thought the headline and idea was clever.