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Politics
Over the course of a presidency, the party has gone from ducking the issue to picking an epic fight with the NRA.
In Memoriam
"I know what it’s like to see a gun pointed at you and wonder if you are going to live."
What Democrats and Republicans are fighting over, and where they go from here.
The Gunfighters
The "gunshine" state's most fearsome lobbyist says there is never a valid reason to vote against the Second Amendment.
By backing the Collins compromise, Harry Reid and co. turn up the pressure on Republicans to find a way to keep terror suspects from buying guns.
Senator Susan Collins' bill began to pick up support from members of both parties after four gun bills failed in the Senate — but will it get enough?
Four gun bills are expected to go down to defeat in the Senate today, but a compromise measure may be gaining steam — potentially forcing a showdown within the GOP.
Gun Policy
Yesterday, a 15-hour filibuster focused on closing the loophole.
Election 2016
Kay Hagan’s 2014 loss in North Carolina showed how far upstart gun violence prevention organizations may have to go to match the NRA when it spends big.
City Limits
Striking images show how gun culture is celebrated, and mourned.
National Rifle Association
Gun lobby support for congressional Democrats has plunged. So far in 2016, the NRA has given just $1,000 to a single candidate.
Conservative lawmakers in at least four southern states killed NRA-backed bills in 2016.
The editor of one influential website says he won't vote for him.
'I’m not one of those types who believe that any common sense approach to solving a problem is always trumped by the Second Amendment.'
Campus Carry
Nathan Deal says the right to bring firearms on public university grounds is “not guaranteed by the Second Amendment."
