Gun Policy News
NRA Lobby Hits Political Bull's-Eye
12 December 1999
Salt Lake Tribune / Scripps-McClatchy
WASHINGTON — Even its fiercest foes acknowledge that the National Rifle Association won the biggest political victory of the year, steamrolling gun-control advocates with a powerful mix of political acumen and cold cash.
Proposed gun-control restrictions, a top priority for Democrats, remain in legislative limbo. And it's not certain whether those measures — including three-day background checks on gun-show sales — will be seriously addressed soon.
But the NRA's... (GunPolicy.org)