By Adam Kraut Over the past few months news of impropriety, questionable business dealings, lack of transparency regarding the inner workings of the NRA, and outrageous compensation have emerged. While the source for a lot of this information is not one that many people hold in high regard, much of the information has been independently … Read more
California Lawmakers Approve 3 Bills Imposing New Restrictions on Gun Ownership This must be a day ending with a ‘y’ . . . California lawmakers on Monday approved a trio of bills that would reduce the number of people with access to firearms, including lifetime bans on owning guns for people convicted of domestic violence … Read more
Every year, one of my favorite sections of the NRA’s Annual Meetings & Exhibits is Collectors Row. Last year, the Ruger Owners & Collectors Society (ROCS) brought a really cool gun to their display and entered it into the competition to win one of the 10 Best Arms silver medallions given out by the NRA … Read more
This Is The Toughest Gun Law In America Putting up roadblocks in Massachusetts . . . A thirtysomething man sought to buy a rifle here last September, and if he had been living in almost any other part of the country, he could have done so easily. His record was free of arrests, involuntary psychiatric … Read more
No matter what you may have read, both open and concealed carry of guns and knives was generally legal and accepted at the NRA Annual Meeting of 2018. There was one obvious exception: the Leadership Forum that featured President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence speaking to a packed crowd. The Secret Service took … Read more
“Gun advocates face another problem: the complacency that sets in on the right when there’s a Republican in the White House, which suggests the paradox within which the NRA always exists. The organization and its patrons in the gun industry never do better than when their allies are out of power and they are able to cry ‘They’re coming … Read more
A White House official confirmed Monday morning that President Trump will indeed attend the NRA’s Annual Meeting this week in Dallas, TX. While the official says Trump will be at the convention on Friday, NRA-ILA has not confirmed if he will be speaking at the Leadership Forum. Last week, the NRA announced Vice President Mike … Read more
The NRA announced today Vice President Mike Pence will be speaking at the Leadership Forum in Dallas next week during their Annual Meeting. MEDIA ADVISORY Vice President Pence to Speak at NRA ILA Leadership Forum Fairfax, Va.— The National Rifle Association (NRA) Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) today announced that Vice President Mike Pence … Read more
I drove to the NRA Meeting in Atlanta this week. I had been visiting family in Dallas, Texas, so it was only 800 miles. On the way, I reflected on the last time I was in Atlanta for more than a flight change. It was over 40 years ago, when I was in the Army. What … Read more
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