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Dancing With Death

John Cole Jan 26, 2023 Dig deeper

NRA Turmoil Creates Rift Among Some Big Donors

LISA MARIE PANE / The Associated Press Nov 10, 2019 Growing unease over inquiries, allegations of misspending and executive shakeup has some rich members pulling back pledges and even suing. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

NRA Breaks With Its PR firm, Lobbyist and TV Station

LISA MARIE PANE / The Associated Press Jun 26, 2019 Infighting at the organization erupts at a time when its ability to influence the 2020 election could decide the fate of gun rights. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Oliver North Out as NRA President After Leadership Dispute

LISA MARIE PANE / The Associated Press Apr 27, 2019 His announcement comes after his failed attempt to force out National Rifle Association chief executive Wayne LaPierre. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Iran-Contra Figure Oliver North Named President of NRA

LISA MARIE PANE / The Associated Press May 7, 2018 He will be the biggest celebrity to lead the group since the late Hollywood leading man Charlton Heston, who once famously declared that his guns would have to be taken "from my cold, dead hands." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

LaPierre’s Worst Nightmare

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Mar 19, 2018 Dig deeper

Trump’s Position on Guns Defies Reason and Reality

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Mar 15, 2018 With America's children leading the way, we can only hope that their demands for sanity on this issue will prevail. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

A Footnote Looms Large in the Second Amendment’s Future

Bill Blum / Truthdig Mar 12, 2018 The late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who upended prior interpretations of the amendment, left a tantalizing loophole for advocates of gun regulation. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The NRA’s Real Mission

Paul Street / Truthdig Mar 7, 2018 The group's vision of weaponized individualism claims to advance "freedom" from "big government." But its actual trajectory is toward a fascist police state. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Arm America? John Wayne Would Lose Real Shootouts

Allen Barra / Truthdig Mar 3, 2018 Some of the ideas to solve gun violence are right out of Hollywood—because in reality, more "good guys with guns" only increase the odds of tragedy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

First Amendment, Not the Second, Is How We Secure Liberty

Carey Shenkman / Truthdig Mar 3, 2018 In the United States, why do we limit free speech and protest for minorities more than we limit guns? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Gunning for Profits (Video)

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Mar 1, 2018 It has been a stunning couple of weeks since the latest horrible outbreak of gun violence. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )