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National Rifle Association
“We discovered fishy things in a number of states," says muckraker behind Connecticut investigation.
Gun Policy
“The establishment gun lobby supports gun control."
Domestic Violence
A bill to extend the criteria for domestic violence victims in Delaware brings fierce pushback from the gun-rights group.
Culture
"Next thing you know,” says an ex-writer for an NRA magazine, “you’re a communist, socialist, anti-American who hates the Constitution.”
Armed With Reason
Data shows that states with the top rates of gun possession have nearly three times the rate of gun murders compared to states with the fewest guns.