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In Guns We Trust
Episode 3 of “Long Shadow: In Guns We Trust" profiles the key individuals behind the gun group's central philosophy: the right to — and need for — armed self-defense.
Gun restrictions were not always so fraught in America. The second episode of “Long Shadow: In Guns We Trust” explains how the National Rifle Association seized on the Second Amendment to change the course of history.
The Gunfighters
In February, I published a long profile of Marion Hammer, the National Rifle Association’s Florida lobbyist, who over the last four decades has transformed the state into a laboratory for laws that have rolled back long-established restrictions on firearms and…
Gun Policy
“It’s essentially stacking the deck repeatedly in favor of people shooting other people,” said one expert.
The "gunshine" state's most fearsome lobbyist says there is never a valid reason to vote against the Second Amendment.
A legendary NRA lobbyist declared war on Florida officials who tried to stop a gun range from raining metal shot on a public park. A trove of emails and text messages reveals why it was never a fair fight.
The Business of Guns
But few regulations protect people or the environment from the hazards posed by spent ammo.
National Rifle Association
How state Senator Miguel Diaz de la Portilla foiled the gun group's open carry and campus carry initiatives.
Can you guess which one he picked?
Politics
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.
