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...
NAGR Nags—But Doesn’t Beg
On the one hand, the DISCLOSE Act is really, really bad bill. Mandatory public disclosure of all campaign contributions above $600 and various other election ad-related provisions would have a chilling effect on said...
How Do You Defend the NRA’s DISCLOSE Act Exemption? Like This . . .
Virginia Democratic representative Tom Perriello is busy defending the National Rifle Association (NRA) from critics on both sides of the ideological divide. On one side, groups who support the DISCLOSE Act's campaign ad transparency...
NRA on the DISCLOSE ACT: Nobody Here But Us Chickens.
As a newly-minted Life Member of the NRA, I called the NRA-ILA to get some kind of explanation of their position on the DISCLOSE ACT. Their response was a mixed bag. Turns out the...
NRA: “Campaign Ad Disclosure Law Imposes Onerous Restrictions on Political Speech”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al-_ccxQijU
As TTAG has reported, the National Rifle Association (NRA) negotiated an exemption from a forthcoming campaign ad disclosure legislation. H.R. 5175, the DISCLOSE Act "Requires any person making independent expenditures exceeding $10,000 to:...
NRA Life Membership: But wait! You also get…
When I was at the NRA Annual Meeting last month, I went ahead and sprung for a Life Membership. Personally, I like the NRA. Mostly. I believe that they serve a useful function, and...
NRA Wrap-up: The Other Side Sounds [A Bit] Off
Since I'm trapped in a long metal cylinder busy defying gravity, and some fools thought it would be a good idea to give everybody with a computer access to free WiFi for the durration,...
2010 NRA ConFab: Final Observations
As I get ready for my trip back to the real world, I thought I'd share a couple of observations about the NRA show. Keep in mind, this is my first NRA National Convention,...