More NRA Donors Join Financial Revolt Against LaPierre
Dissenters continue to fear reprisals, but there are glimmers of momentum for an internal campaign to withhold contributions to the gun group.
News and notes on guns in America
A Guide to Every Known Investigation of the NRA
The D.C. Attorney General’s probe of the group’s nonprofit status is the eighth investigation launched this year.
We Can’t End Inequality Until We Stop Urban Gun Violence
Here’s a blueprint for cities ready to get started.
Lawsuit Alleges LaPierre Sought to Block Internal Probe of NRA Spending
A countersuit by ousted NRA president Oliver North points to the gun group leader’s “total dictatorial control over the NRA.”
What Gun Violence Prevention Looks Like When It Focuses on the Communities Hurt the Most
Where the 2020 Democratic Candidates Stand on Guns
We polled every campaign on an array of gun policies. Here’s what they said.
Secrecy, Self-Dealing, and Greed at the NRA
The organization’s leadership is focused on external threats, but the real crisis is of its own making.
Inside the Ambitious Campaign to Push Chicago Homicides Below 400
The private funders and outreach groups behind the “<399” plan are bringing unprecedented coordination to gun violence prevention in the city. But without more public dollars, they say, the effort may fall short.
New Gun Rights Campaign Seeks to Reform the Scandal-Plagued NRA
A group of members wants to root out corruption in order to “Save the Second.”
The Complicated Collision of Criminal Justice Reform and Gun Rights
Ideological lines get tangled when reforming the system means people once barred from owning firearms can get them back.
The NRA Steps Into the Fight Against Direct Democracy
Voters in several states have gone to the polls to approve new gun reforms. Now the NRA is backing bills to constrain the ballot initiative process.
The NRA’s Longtime CFO Embezzled From His Previous Company, Former Colleagues Say
Using fraudulent invoices, Woody Phillips diverted more than $1 million from a consulting firm to his personal account.
Border Officials Seized a Record Number of Illegal Machine Gun Kits in 2018
The devices turn semiautomatic pistols into illegal machine guns, and their appearance in the U.S. has spiked since 2016, according to government data.
Amid National Controversy, the NRA Still Notched a Number of Statewide Victories This Year
The pre-eminent gun rights organization is mired in scandal, but its political influence across the United States remains vast.