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National Rifle Association
The gun group’s 2016 outlay in support of Republican candidates has already surpassed what it spent two years ago.
Election 2016
With the NRA spending modestly in three states where voters are set to decide on firearms reforms, Nevada is looking like the only real battleground.
Politics
There is often a big disconnect between a politician’s actual stance on gun legislation and what constituents believe that position to be.
Voting with the NRA on background checks has not given Kelly Ayotte safe harbor.
Gun Safety
For every 10.5 guns collected under Connecticut’s gun violence restraining orders, one person was stopped from taking his or her own life, researchers estimate. Eleven states are considering similar policies.
Gun Policy
The agency gets more than 1,000 requests for gun traces each day. But most local libraries have more advanced record-keeping systems.
Gun Rights
The invite-only group of lawmakers gleefully defied GOP leaders to defeat the terror gap bill.
Over the past quarter century, the party has become the NRA’s staunchest supporter.
“I don’t know that there is any gun legislation that I can support."
But Democrats who staged a sit-in will probably vote against it.
A compromise bill to close the gap is still viable. Its GOP sponsors just need six more votes.
By backing the Collins compromise, Harry Reid and co. turn up the pressure on Republicans to find a way to keep terror suspects from buying guns.
Senator Susan Collins' bill began to pick up support from members of both parties after four gun bills failed in the Senate — but will it get enough?
Four gun bills are expected to go down to defeat in the Senate today, but a compromise measure may be gaining steam — potentially forcing a showdown within the GOP.
Background Checks
Answers to your pressing questions on firearm background checks, potentially violent extremists, and the so-called terror gap.
