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Chicago
In a 14-year span, the city’s African-American population plummeted by an estimated 200,000.
Campus Carry
I have serious concerns about campus carry.
National Rifle Association
But cops aren’t so sure about the gun group.
Cue the ominous attack ads!
Data
In Mississippi and Louisiana, fatal shootings are three times as common as in the U.S. as a whole.
By peddling fear, the group makes safety technology a hard sell for members.
City Limits
Striking images show how gun culture is celebrated, and mourned.
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.