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NRA Accused of ‘Elaborate Scheme’ to Evade Campaign Finance Law
A new complaint accuses the National Rilfe Association and GOP Missouri Senate candidate Josh Hawley of campaign finance violations.
NRA Continues to Use Mystery Firm in Latest Round of Election Spending
The National Rifle Association is continuing to funnel much of its spending on the 2018…
NRA Membership Dues Tumbled Last Year
Experts say a $5 million loan from a related foundation may be a symptom of a cash crunch.
The Mystery Firm That Has Become the NRA’s Top Election Consultant
Since 2014, the gun rights group has paid more than $60 million to a little known contractor for ads in must-win political races. Did it break campaign finance laws in the process?
Chicago Shootings Are Surging Again. But a Bill to Inspect Illinois Gun Stores Sits on the Shelf.
With the ATF stretched thin, licensed firearms dealers can go years without close scrutiny.
The NRA Appoints Itself Leader of the Trump ‘Counter Resistance’
In an ad debuting the group's new rallying cry, Wayne LaPierre accuses the president's critics of starting a war.
The NRA Has Been Moonlighting as an Anti-Immigration Group for Years
The gun group and Donald Trump agree on more than just the Second Amendment.
Gun Reform Groups Say a Senate Win Shows Their Attack Ads Work, Too
Internal polling data shows how much standing with the NRA may have cost Kelly Ayotte in New Hampshire.
Ohio Wants to Give Gun Owners More Civil Rights Protections Than Gay Workers
After repeatedly declining to shield LGBT workers from dismissal over sexual orientation, the state legislature will consider a bill that makes it unlawful to fire employees who store firearms in their cars on company property.
The NRA’s Straight-A Students
National polls show openness to tougher gun laws, but state lawmakers keep expanding gun rights and blocking reforms. One little letter explains why.
See How Much Money the NRA Has Spent on Congressional Races Near You
A new tool from Slate sifts through more than 25 years of the gun group’s expenditures.