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Source #6474

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TitleFederal lobbying disclosure records
Original URLhttps://theappeal.org/body-cameras-and-tasers-rake-in-billions-for-axon-but-theyre-no-panacea-for-police-violence/
PublicationDirected Inquiry — Web Search
Source typeweb_search
Date2025-03-31
EntityAxon Enterprise
Captured2026-04-13T04:17:29.895Z UTC
Hash computed at2026-04-13T04:17:29.895Z UTC
SHA-256899b3485790e11739187bfcc10f342fa558ecfc754bc6b5f93b535c331c55f76
Content length96 bytes
Content preview (first 800 chars) 
Axon Enterprise spent $1.5 million on lobbying in 2024 and $510,000 in the first quarter of 2025

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