Gun Manufacturers

NRA Receives Millions from Gun Industry "Corporate Partners"

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 06.13.2011

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Josh Sugarmann

We have found that the National Rifle Association (NRA) receives millions of dollars directly from domestic and foreign gun manufacturers and other members of the firearms industry through an organized corporate outreach program.

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NRA: It's Good to Live Like a King

Cliff Schecter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cliff Schecter

There is plenty of circumstantial evidence that the NRA's mission has nothing to do with its members, but everything to do with protecting the profits of the gun manufacturers who support the organization with big bucks.

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Kagan is No Lady Gaga of Law

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, White House, Gun Makers, District of Columbia, Solicitor General Elena Kagan, President Obama, Gun Rights, Gun Control, Lady GaGa, Harvard, Guns, Gun Violence, Obama White House, Harvard Law School, Washington Post, Fashion, Target Shooting Club, Thurgood Marshall, Clinton White House, Brady Law, America's Next Top Model, Heller Decision, Gun Ban, Second Amendment, Gun Laws, Gun Manufacturers, Style, District of Columbia v. Heller, Solicitor General, Obama Supreme Court Nominee, Semiautomatic Weapons, Heller, Elena Kagan, Clinton Library, President Clinton, Politics News
Paul Helmke

Maybe Kagan is no Lady Gaga when it comes to fashion. But for most Americans, the way Kagan outfits herself is just fine. What's in her mind and her heart are far more important than what's on her back, neck, or her ring finger.

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NRA's "Eddie Eagle" Doesn't Fly or Protect

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gun Safety Studies, Gun Technology, Gun Manufacturers, Schools and Guns, Parents and Guns, Kids and Guns, Nra, Guns, Eddie Eagle, Gun Safety, Politics News
Paul Helmke

By promoting Eddie Eagle as its answer to gun safety, the NRA places the burden on children to stay away from guns. Why does the NRA continue to stand in the way of adult education and child safety laws that could stem the carnage?

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Gunmaker Gaston Glock: Shell Companies, Nazis, and Murder

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Business Week, Businessweek, Gun Manufacturers, Campaign Finance, Glock, Gaston Glock, Gunmakers, Election Law, Gun Industry, Gun Lobby, Nazi, Richard Feldman, Austrian Politics, Jorg Haider, Business News
Josh Sugarmann

Handgun manufacturer Glock finds itself and its one-time employees mired in a web of alleged criminal activity that includes money skimming, illegal campaign contributions, and even murder.

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