Trump-Appointed Judges Are Already Handing Huge Wins to the NRA
President Donald Trump with NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre at the group’s annual meeting in 2019.Evan Vucci/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The future looked bright for the NRA at the end of 2016. Donald Trump had just been elected president—thanks, at least in part, to the $31…
The Supreme Court’s Punt on a Second Amendment Case Is a Short-Term Victory for Gun Control Groups
Doug Mills/CNP via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The Supreme Court on Monday declined to issue a ruling on a New York City gun regulation, scoring a big victory for gun control groups, but potentially setting up for a bigger Second Amendment battle in the future. …
Layoffs Hit the NRA, Even as Gun Sales Soar
Michael Conroy/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Mass layoffs have hit the National Rifle Association because of the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Politico, more the 60 NRA employees have been laid off in recent weeks, after the group was forced to cancel its annual…
Disarming the NRA: How Guns Flipped Virginia Blue
Rob Dobi On May 31, a disgruntled city employee entered a municipal building in Virginia Beach and opened fire, killing 12 people. Virginians were horrified, then outraged. Ever since the mass shooting that killed 32 people at Virginia Tech in 2007, there’d been a growing push to strengthen the state’s comparatively loose gun laws. But…
The NRA Is Contributing a Record Amount to Protect Republicans in Its Home State
A recent vigil for victims of gun violence outside the National Rifle Association’s headquarters building in Fairfax, Va. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky With less than a week until Virginia’s state elections, the gun control debate has emerged as the leading issue for voters—and national groups on both sides of the issue have taken notice, pouring an…
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