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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.
Politics
The 41st president’s iconoclastic brand of Republicanism led him to take a stand against the gun group's rhetoric of fear.
Mining recent voting data for an assessment of the gun lobby's current potency at turning out votes.
Commentary
What is the National Rifle Association, if its leader no longer bothers to publicly address or try to redefine the mass shootings that shock the nation?
Armed With Reason
How the right kind of regulations deter criminals from getting guns.
Only a small percentage of New Orleans's guns were collected by authorities, but that hasn't stopped the group's mythmakers.
Why the Arms Trade Treaty doesn't threaten Second Amendment rights, but is such a perfect opportunity for scaremongering and fundraising by gun rights groups.
Mass shootings, public misperceptions, and what the research really says.