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Analysis
Researcher Erin Kearns on the potential effects of the gun group’s latest video campaign.
The NRA and Me
"I have 30 emails from Wayne LaPierre that I never asked for."
National Rifle Association
Major firearms brands are underwriting provocative videos that cast liberals and the media as enemies of America.
The battle over the Supreme Court nominee will reveal a lot about the gun group’s influence.
Election 2016
The gun group has spent $1.7 million to defeat Ted Strickland — more than it has on all other congressional races combined.
History
Why Time and Newsweek refused to run the group's startling ad.