NRA Smoking Gun on National Parks Rifle Regs
redstate.com has some inside baseball stuff on the National Rifle Association's (NRA) lobbying efforts in our nation's capitol. Unless you're a beltway boy, it's pretty esoteric stuff. Suffice it to say, "Shocking new e-mails...
Heller Attorney Gura Seeks $3.2m Fee from Washington, D.C.
Before the McDonald case, Attorney Alan Gura (left) helped beat the City of Washington, D.C. in the Supreme Court Heller case. In both cases, his petition led to the Court's decision to strike down...
U.N. Small Arms Treaty Not a Gun Grab. Still.
Everyone needs a boogyman. Sorry, bogeyman. That's doubly true for gun rights groups: the NRA et al. need a boogying bogeyman to frighten gun owners into opening their wallets. Nothing gets those donation dollars...
Is the NRA Relevant?
My recent stories for TTAG about the National Rifle Association's PR problems have hit something of a nerve. More specifically, members are up in arms about the NRA's flirtation with Democratic House leader Harry Reid...
NRA and Bling. Why Bother?
As you might have read elsewhere on TTAG, I'm a recently-minted Life Member of the NRA. If you attend an NRA confab, you'll see several booths where they offer the opportunity to upgrade your...
SIG522 Classic > AR = America’s Rifle
From the American Rifleman's review of the SIG522 Classic: "The tactical-style rimfire is part of a wave among manufacturers recognizing that much of the appeal of tactical rifles is 'play.' You have a rifle that looks like those issued to...
NRA Essay Contest Winner Unsure About Second Amendment Rights
Arielle Mueller won this year's National Rifle Association's (NRA) Youth Education Summit (just say yes to guns!) essay contest. The Minnesotan high school student gets a free trip to Heller-land (Washington, D.C.) courtesy America's foremost...
NRA: Elena Kagan Unfit for the U.S. Supreme Court
Dear Chairman Leahy and Ranking Member Sessions:
We are writing to announce the National Rifle Association's position on the confirmation of Solicitor General Elena Kagan as Associate Justice ofthe United States Supreme Court.
Other than declaring...
Reid’s NRA Endorsement Imminent?
Full disclosure: I'm a Life Member of the NRA. Full(er) disclosure: that could change, if the NRA keeps doing incredibly stupid things. Case in point, the idea that they might well endorse Harry Reid's...
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Chicago’s Handgun Ban
The decision has just been handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court, reaffirming your right to own a gun in all 50 states. This is a game-changer, folks. In a 5 to 4 ruling, Justice...
NRA: Swimming with Sharks
They say that if a shark stops moving forward, it will die. Something about the design of its primitive gills that requires the constant movement of water over them in order to allow the...
NRA’s Chris Cox Does Damage Control on DISCLOSE Act
Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending. DISCLOSE Act. Geddit? It's not sure you will. The furore over the National Rifle Association's (NRA) "carve out" (i.e. exemption) from the bill's requirements triggered its...