NRA Appoints Jason Ouimet Permanent Head of Lobbying Arm

'To every NRA member and gun owner in this country, I pledge that our defense will never waver on my watch'

Stephen Gutowski
September 17, 2019 9:55 AM

The National Rifle Association made Jason Ouimet the permanent head of its Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) during the gun rights group's Saturday board meeting.

NRA PAC Fundraising Remains Strong in 2019

$6.7 million raised through the first half of the year

Stephen Gutowski and Joe Schoffstall
September 16, 2019 5:00 AM

The National Rifle Association's political action committee raised more funds in the first half of 2019 than gun control PACs did, filings show.

San Francisco’s Anti-NRA Stunt Isn’t Just Misguided, It’s Unconstitutional

Punishing businesses that associate with the NRA is a form of unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination.

Alex Griswold
September 6, 2019 11:35 AM

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors stirred controversy after labeling the National Rifle Association a "domestic terrorist organization" in a resolution. That language is more tiresome and lame than it is actually dangerous. Law enforcement officers in San Francisco and elsewhere will just roll their eyes and focus on targeting actual terrorists.

San Francisco City Council Declares NRA ‘Domestic Terrorist Organization’

NRA 'spreads propaganda that misinforms and aims to deceive the public'

Graham Piro
September 4, 2019 3:55 PM

San Francisco's Board of Supervisors passed a resolution Tuesday declaring the National Rifle Association a "domestic terrorist organization."

Swalwell Claims NRA Policies ‘Arm School Shooters’

'Get those weapons off the street now'

Elizabeth Matamoros
August 22, 2019 5:30 PM

On Thursday, Rep. Eric Swalwell (Calif.), former democratic presidential candidate, told MSNBC that the NRA's policies "arm school shooters."

NRA: Taking Law-Abiding Americans’ Guns ‘Will Only Make Us Less Safe’

Wayne LaPierre decries ‘effort to destroy the NRA’

Stephen Gutowski
August 14, 2019 4:50 PM

National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre said on Wednesday taking away the guns of law-abiding Americans is not the answer to recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.

MSNBC Host: Banning Semi-Automatic Weapons Is the ‘Most Pro-Police Thing You Can Do’

Beto O'Rourke said Sharpton is 'Absolutely right'

Cameron Cawthorne
August 11, 2019 9:30 AM

MSNBC 's PoliticsNation host Al Sharpton on Saturday claimed banning semi-automatic weapons would be the "most pro-police" proposal Congress could come up with.

Biden Claims He Was Vice President During Parkland Shooting

The Parkland shooting occurred over a year after he left office

Cameron Cawthorne
August 10, 2019 7:40 PM

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Saturday falsely claimed he was the vice president during the deadly mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.

Cuomo Compares NRA to ‘Big Tobacco,’ Calls Their Ads ‘Propaganda’

'The gun lobby is not going to be the answer'

Jeffrey Cimmino
August 7, 2019 10:42 PM

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo compared the National Rifle Association to "big tobacco" and called their advertisements "propaganda" at the start of a CNN town hall on gun violence in the United States on Wednesday.

Loesch: I Hope CNN Learned From Last Year’s Gun Town Hall But I’m Not Optimistic

Ex-NRA spokeswoman: CNN should do this 'in the interest of good-faith discussion'

David Rutz
August 7, 2019 8:12 PM

As CNN prepares to hold another town hall Wednesday in the wake of a shocking bout of gun violence, former National Rifle Association spokeswoman Dana Loesch said she hopes it learns from last year's but she's not optimistic.