PITTSBURGH - As you read this, about 75,000 members and friends of the National Rifle Association [NRA or US Gun Lobby] are streaming into Pittsburgh for the opening of the NRA's 140th annual meeting this weekend. Few Americans know all that much about the NRA's history, and if asked to describe the association, they probably would repeat the media description of it as "America's gun lobby." In fact, the NRA is the largest and arguably the most influential advocacy... (GunPolicy.org)