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National Rifle Association
July 16, 2024
Timothy Noah
Ban the AR-15 Rifle
Trump thought about it. Biden should do it.
May 25, 2022
Timothy Noah
My Letter to the Victims of the Next School Shooting
I’d like to save your lives, whoever you are, but I can’t. A reactionary electoral minority is blocking the way.
December 7, 2021
Molly Osberg
How Gun Manufacturers Evade Responsibility for Mass Shootings
As the Oxford High School shooter’s parents were charged, a court ruled in another case that gun manufacturers still can’t be held accountable.
October 28, 2020
Frank Smyth
The Myths Fueling Today’s Armed Right
How the NRA seeded the storylines animating the violent groups that will be patrolling this year’s election
August 7, 2020
Matt Ford
New York’s Punishment May Not Fit the NRA’s Crime
The state has long had the gun rights group in their crosshairs, but there’s a Trumpian edge to their plan to bring them down.
June 29, 2020
Adam Weinstein
Standing Their Ground in Well-Manicured Yards
The Trump presidency has been a literal call to arms for excitable whites who view nonwhite people as inherent threats.
August 6, 2019
Cliff Schecter
Fox News Is the New NRA
As the influence of the gun lobby fades, the gun industry has found a new and perhaps even more powerful ally.
August 4, 2019
Ryu Spaeth
Gun Culture Has Always Been About White Supremacy
The mass shooting in El Paso reveals the darker undercurrents of the gun control debate.
September 20, 2018
Jeet Heer
The NRA could be facing a financial crisis as membership plunges.
August 28, 2018
Matt Ford
Andrew Cuomo’s Trumpian War on the NRA
Is New York’s governor abusing his powers to fight the gun lobby?
October 3, 2017
Magazine
Laura Reston
The NRA’s New Scare Tactics
With Trump in the White House, the gun lobby has transformed into a right-wing media outlet.
January 8, 2016
Rebecca Leber
Has President Obama Broken the Political Stalemate on Guns?
At CNN's forum, the president offered Democratic candidates a model for touting gun control—and hitting back at the NRA.
February 20, 2014
Alec MacGillis
Traceable Cartridges Are More Important Than "Smart Guns." Too Bad the NRA Wants to Kill the Idea.
December 21, 2012
Marc Tracy
A Guide to the NRA's Crazy Press Conference on School Violence
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