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Election 2016
“The NRA is more forgiving than we are," says GOA’s executive director Larry Pratt.
National Rifle Association
For all its perceived influence, the gun rights group could not, would not, did not join the effort to derail the party's unwelcome frontrunner.
The Gun Lobby
How the small lobbying group has made a name for itself by pulling at the NRA's right flank.
Politics
The Florida Senator earns surprise kudos from Gun Owners of America.
Even in an election cycle marked by hot-button antics, the group's positions and rhetoric are notably high-proof.
Pro-gun students may be its face, but seasoned right-wing operatives are giving it funding and focus — and using the issue to set up a showdown with the NRA.
