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City Limits
Striking images show how gun culture is celebrated, and mourned.
National Rifle Association
Members of the gun group say they hoped to see the presumptive Republican presidential nominee prove his commitment to their cause. One of the NRA's top lobbyists says, "Get over it."
Gun lobby support for congressional Democrats has plunged. So far in 2016, the NRA has given just $1,000 to a single candidate.
An analysis of $56 million in election spending shows a group willing to take out gun-friendly former allies.
"So you think we’re doomed?” asks one mother living in a city where more than 100 people have been shot already this year.
Conservative lawmakers in at least four southern states killed NRA-backed bills in 2016.
The rock star is poised to make yet another appearance at the gun group’s annual convention in Louisville next month.
The Gunfighters
A legendary NRA lobbyist declared war on Florida officials who tried to stop a gun range from raining metal shot on a public park. A trove of emails and text messages reveals why it was never a fair fight.
Under fire for his latest anti-Semitic and racist rants, the rocker isn't listed on the program.
In its most recent push, the organization has propelled a bill in Maine that prohibits certain private landlords from banning guns on their properties.
Charles J. Cooper says his high opinion of President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee has grown stronger over time.
Election 2016
“The NRA is more forgiving than we are," says GOA’s executive director Larry Pratt.
When it comes to judicial nominations, the gun group’s punishments are inconsistent.
His newest foreign policy advisor, Frank Gaffney, is a key player in the effort to remove Grover Norquist from the organization's board.
The gun-rights group mines the histories of the president's judicial nominees for anything that resembles a stance on firearms, and finds a way to use it against them.