INDIANAPOLIS — Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North announced Saturday that he won't serve a second term as president of the National Rifle Association after he lost the support of the gun-rights group's leadership. North's announcement came after his failed attempt to force out NRA chief executive Wayne LaPierre, who has been the...
Infighting Erupts at NRA Convention, Threatening Leadership
INDIANAPOLIS — The National Rifle Association was plunged into deeper internal turmoil Friday amid an effort by opponents of top executive Wayne LaPierre to drive out the man who has long been the public face of the gun-rights group. LaPierre sent a letter to board members Thursday outlining that the...
NRA Beset by Infighting Over Whether It Has Strayed Too Far
The National Rifle Association is used to battling forces that criticize its fiery and unbending efforts to protect gun rights. But as the group gathers for its annual convention this week, the NRA may be facing its toughest foe in decades: its own members. NRA insiders and longtime observers describe...
Gun Groups: Million-Plus Extended Magazines Flood California
SACRAMENTO — More than a million high-capacity ammunition magazines flooded into California during a one-week window created when a federal judge temporarily threw out the state's ban, gun owners' groups estimated Thursday. Reform groups said the projections are self-serving as gun rights organizations try to make the case that magazines...
Judge Again Halts High-Capacity Magazine Sales in California
SACRAMENTO — A federal judge has halted sales of high-capacity ammunition magazines in California, giving state officials a chance to appeal his order last week that allowed their sale for the first time in nearly 20 years. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez barred further sales until the 9th U.S. Circuit...
Immigrant Sanctuary Cities Inspire Gun Rights Sanctuary Counties
Here are two rules of politics fully in play in the tussle between gun-control advocates and gun-rights supporters: — Copycatting is a way of life in politics. — For every political act, there is a retaliatory action from opponents. Thus, it should surprise no one that even before New Mexico...
Want To Understand Gun Owners? Watch Their Videos.
It was an ordinary day in 2011, when I found myself watching a YouTube video of a gun owner making a semi-automatic rifle discharge bullets rapidly, as if it were an automatic weapon. My husband, a gun owner, watched firearms videos like this one. But I had never seen one....
Gun Control? It Takes More Than Walkouts & High Poll Numbers.
Why doesn’t the government do what the people want? After the recent deadly shooting at a Florida high school, many Americans are asking that question about the federal government’s firearms policy. Recent polls show that a majority of Americans support stronger gun laws – including tighter restrictions on purchasing and...
Valley Republicans Rake in Big Donations from Gun Rights Groups
Whether you are for it or against it, gun control is again leading the national conversation after one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history killed 17 people Wednesday, Feb. 14. Those killed included 14 students and three faculty members at a high school in Parkland, Florida. The victims ranged in...
Valley Republicans Rake in Big Donations from Gun Rights Groups
Whether you are for it or against it, gun control is again leading the national conversation after one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history killed 17 people Wednesday, Feb. 14. Those killed included 14 students and three faculty members at a high school in Parkland, Florida. The victims ranged in...