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Law
This year, the high court will weigh a law designed to protect domestic violence victims, a Trump-era ban on machine gun conversion devices, and the free speech rights of the gun industry.
Bang for the Buck
A timeline of the reporting and investigations since The Trace exposed self-dealing at the nonprofit nearly five years ago.
On January 8, a jury is expected to begin hearing New York Attorney General Letitia James’s case, which accuses top NRA officials of using the nonprofit as a “personal piggy bank.”
The Gun Machine
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is supposed to regulate the gun industry. The seventh episode of The Gun Machine explores the gun lobby’s efforts to impede the agency.
In 1999, as the nation recovered from a decade of record homicides, more than 30 cities came together to hold major gun companies accountable. They faced a formidable foe — an NRA at the pinnacle of its power.
No stranger to legal disputes, the National Rifle Association is still fighting with Ackerman McQueen.
National Rifle Association
Court filings show the sum paid by the gun group in its acrimonious split with Ackerman McQueen.
Ask The Trace
Ammunition isn’t regulated like guns. But it used to be. Advocates and lawmakers say it’s a missed opportunity.
Alan Gottlieb, the leader of two smaller gun groups, is assisting an NRA board member’s quest to replace the CEO at this weekend’s annual meeting.
Here’s what you need to know about NRA-backed preemption laws, which limit local regulation of firearms.