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Bang for the Buck
As the organization's social, political, and financial dominance in the gun rights arena wanes, other prominent groups are influencing the movement in newfound ways.
The Gun Machine
WBUR and The Trace bring you a story that most Americans never learned in history class — about the firearms industry’s grip on our country.
Gun Rights
After national tensions turned local, the militias never left the small Wisconsin city.
Politics
A new survey finds that support for strengthening gun laws and protecting the Second Amendment aren’t mutually exclusive.
Alan Gottlieb, the leader of two smaller gun groups, is assisting an NRA board member’s quest to replace the CEO at this weekend’s annual meeting.
The NRA and Me
Ralph Myers believes gun control failed to save his child.
Law
The constitutionality of carrying guns in public remains undecided by the high court.
An influential Second Amendment lawyer sees a Supreme Court pick primed to extend Constitutional protections to guns carried in public spaces.
Gun Policy
Ten states have already eliminated the requirement that gun owners obtain a permit before carrying a firearm in public.
The Gun Lobby
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.