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National Rifle Association
The seesawing numbers found in its 2014 New York state disclosure belie the group's image as a political juggernaut.
The group did champion the point-of-sale system we have now — but only because it hoped that pushing an immature technology would lead to the Brady Bill’s demise.
Concealed Carry
On a forum moderated by an NRA board member, concealed carriers claim that a new law is leaving them unwelcome at more private businesses.
History
So he blasted his fellow insiders for aiding the black market in this forgotten trade magazine op-ed.
Background Checks
For leaders of the Republican party and the NRA, there’s no clear way to advocate for no compromises on homeland security and the Second Amendment at the same time.
Data
Only 29 percent believe the group represents their views on universal background checks — while a majority of Republican gun owners are more likely to vote for candidates who do.
The NRA talking point was discredited almost 50 years ago.
Politics
The Republican presidential hopeful's rhetoric on gun laws is an idiosyncratic mix of red meat and deviations from his party's script.
The 41st president’s iconoclastic brand of Republicanism led him to take a stand against the gun group's rhetoric of fear.
Here’s what we know (and don't know) about how Jeremy McPike did it.