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National Rifle Association
The gun lobby only dropped the Florida Senator from an A rating to a B+, but the 2007 episode reveals just how much fealty it demands from the politicians it supports.
Politics
Mining recent voting data for an assessment of the gun lobby's current potency at turning out votes.
Four things that convinced party leaders that gun reform has become a winning issue.
Gun Policy
Hillary Clinton's gun platform would treat such high-volume sellers as "engaged in the business" — and use an executive action to make them part of the background check system.