Attorney General Ken Paxton threatens to sue Dallas over State Fair gun ban
A state fair spokesperson said they would cooperate with the city of Dallas’s guidance on the matter.
By Juan Salinas II, The Texas Tribune - August 14, 2024A state fair spokesperson said they would cooperate with the city of Dallas’s guidance on the matter.
By Juan Salinas II, The Texas Tribune - August 14, 2024Since 2019, Robinson has been accused of omitting key details from campaign finance reports.
By Jesse Valentine - February 16, 2024On a call with reporters ahead of former President Donald Trump’s speech to a National Rifle Association gathering in Harrisburg, U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) said the choice between President Joe Biden and Trump is clear when it comes to guns.
By Kim Lyons, Pennsylvania Capital-Star - February 09, 2024Audio obtained by The Trace and ProPublica reveals, in real time, the gun lobbying group enacting a plan that would conceal payments for fancy hotels, limousines and other luxury expenses connected to its longtime CEO for a decade.
By Mike Spies, The Trace - January 11, 2024A pair of gun safety bills intended to keep firearms out of the hands of children passed a state House panel on Tuesday over the objections of Republicans, who argued they would only punish law-abiding gun owners.
By Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital Star - November 14, 2023An August press release from Paxton’s office said he is protecting the Second Amendment from President Biden, but Biden didn’t create the ban.
By Emily Singer - October 12, 2022Nevada Republican Senate candidate Adam Laxalt has received an A+ rating — and a lot of money — from the National Rifle Association.
By Josh Israel - June 29, 2022‘I’m happy to debate policy, but not today,’ Rep. Tony Gonzales said in the wake of the killing of 19 children in the Texas town he represents.
By Emily Singer - May 25, 2022Police found a 3D-printed gun at the scene of a recent school shooting in Rockville, Maryland.
By Oliver Willis - February 03, 2022The policy would prevent gun violence committed by military service members, gun safety advocates say.
By Josh Israel - September 28, 2021Eleven Republican senators are promoting a disinformation campaign against David Chipman in order to hurt his prospects.
By Matt Cohen - August 10, 2021The gun-rights group is left to face a New York state lawsuit that accuses it of financial abuses and aims to put it out of business.
By Associated Press - May 11, 2021Marco Rubio, Rick Scott, and Ron Johnson have shown little interest in one measure that has been demonstrated to reduce the number of mass shootings: gun law reform.
By Donna Provencher - February 01, 2021An amicus brief charges that New York Attorney General Letitia James is biased and that the NRA is protected by the First Amendment.
By Josh Israel - December 23, 2020Despite pledging action following several mass shootings in 2019, Trump has yet to follow through on any sort of meaningful gun reform.
By Josh Israel - August 19, 2020Also: Racism is recognized as a public health crisis in Michigan, and residents of Nevada will have an easier time voting in November.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 07, 2020Republicans are not addressing the allegations of fraud levied against the gun group.
By Josh Israel - August 07, 2020Attorney General Letitia James said that ‘no organization is above the law.’
By Associated Press - August 06, 2020For the first time in two decades, Congress will set aside funding to study the epidemic of gun violence in the country.
By Dan Desai Martin - December 17, 2019The National Rifle Association has been losing money and support, but its still rewarding its top officials.
By Josh Israel - November 27, 2019The Iowa Republican is refusing to back a bipartisan House reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.
By Josh Israel - November 08, 2019The gun group spent big trying to keep the Republican legislative majorities in its home state.
By Josh Israel - November 06, 2019The National Rifle Association Foundation is raffling off guns in school gyms to raise money.
By Emily Singer - November 04, 2019Trump once pledged not to let victims of gun violence die in vain.
By Josh Israel - November 01, 2019Maria Butina plead guilty to conspiracy charges after working to infiltrate the National Rifle Association and other conservative groups.
By Josh Israel - September 27, 2019State Sen. Amanda Chase (R-VA) is hoping to cash in on her pro-NRA votes during her time in the Virginia legislature.
By Dan Desai Martin - September 16, 2019After shootings at Walmart and other retailers, Moms Demand Action has successfully pushed several of the nation’s largest retailers to change their open carry policies.
By Josh Israel - September 10, 2019The NRA slammed Walmart for ending open carry but other major retailers followed the store’s lead.
By Oliver Willis - September 05, 2019Weeks after Virginia Republicans abruptly ended a special legislative session on gun safety, the NRA cut their leader a huge check.
By Dan Desai Martin - September 05, 2019San Francisco is urging other cities and states to join it in calling out the gun organization.
By Oliver Willis - September 04, 2019