WASHINGTON — The National Rifle Association is credited by even its fiercest foes with the biggest political victory of 1999 — steamrolling gun-control advocates with a powerful mix of political savvy and cold cash. Gun-control proposals, a top priority for Democrats, remain bottled up in the legislative limbo of a conference committee. And it's not certain whether those measures, including three-day background checks on gun-show sales, will be seriously addressed... (GunPolicy.org)