For the first time in its 138-year history, the National Rifle Association is counting the votes on a Supreme Court nominee in its ratings of senators. That means senators — including members of the Judiciary Committee who are due to vote on Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday — will have to choose between voting for the first Hispanic nominee and getting high marks from the premier gun rights organization, which opposes her confirmation. Explains NRA Executive Vice... (GunPolicy.org)