National Rifle Association

Photos of Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre victims sits at a small memorial near the school on January 14, 2013 in Newtown, Connecticut. The town marked a month anniversay since the massacre of 26 children and adults at the school, the second-worst such shooting in U.S. history. (Credit: John Moore/Getty Images)

Newtown Families: We’ll Keep Fighting for Gun Law

Some families who lost loved ones in December’s massacre at a Connecticut elementary school say they are very disappointed by the Senate’s defeat of expanded background checks for gun sales and vow to continue their fight.

2013/04/21

File photo of people shopping for guns. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Close Vote Seen On Background Checks On Gun Buyers

A bipartisan Senate proposal to expand background checks for gun buyers gained the backing of one Republican and the potential support of a second Sunday as sponsors said the vote expected this week was too close to call.

2013/04/14

NRA Fundraising Largely Increases In Months Since Newtown Shootings

The National Rifle Association has seen a massive increase in fundraising in the months since the shootings in Newtown, Conn., which prompted a nationwide debate on gun control.

2013/03/21

MomsRising Protesters Turned Away From NRA Headquarters

On Thursday, three months after the shootings, members attempted to bring 130,000 signatures to the National Rifle Association of America headquarters in Fairfax.

2013/03/14

LaPierre: Fed Call For Background Checks ‘Will Be Used To Confiscate Your Guns’

National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre says he thinks the federal government wants universal background checks on gun owners to make it easier for federal officials to seize firearms.

2013/02/24

The NRA's Wayne LaPierre is urging gun owners to fight back against government legislation of gun rights. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

LaPierre: Gun Owners Need to ‘Stand and Fight’ For the Second Amendment

National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre renewed his call Thursday for armed guards in schools and urged gun owners to “stand and fight” for the Second Amendment.

2013/02/14

Anti-Gun Violence Group Protests at NRA Headquarters in Fairfax

About 60 members of a newly formed anti-gun violence group in Northern Virginia protested in front of the National Rifle Association headquarters in Fairfax on Friday morning.

2013/02/01

NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre criticized federal legislation for firearms as ineffective and overreaching. (Photo - BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

NRA’s LaPierre: ‘Let’s Be Honest, Background Checks Will Never Be Universal’

Wayne LaPierre, the executive vice president and CEO of the National Rifle Association, told a Senate committee on Wednesday that new proposals to ban assault weapons and increase background checks on gun buyers were not likely to solve the problem of gun violence.

2013/01/30

NRA Says More Gun Control Not a Serious Proposal

Banning some assault weapons and requiring background checks for all firearms purchases aren’t a serious attempt to reduce gun violence, a top National Rifle Association official warned Tuesday as Congress geared up for the year’s first hearing on the subject.

2013/01/29