Swamp Things: Texas Governor Abbott’s Debt to the Gun Lobby
Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott is hardly the only elected official to benefit from the gun lobby. But his story reveals how they hide in the swamp,
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Why Can’t We Do Anything About Guns?
/in The Progressive/by Frank SmythThe only thing stopping real gun reform in the United States is a paranoid fear that some future, tyrannical regime would seize Americans’ guns and impose a totalitarian state.
The Times Has Finally (Quietly) Outed an NRA-Funded “Independent” Scholar
/in franksmyth.com, The Progressive/by Frank SmythDavid Kopel has established himself as an independent authority on gun policy, even though he and his Independence Institute have received over $1.42 (now over $3) million or about $175,000 a year from the NRA.
One Year After Sandy Hook, Shooting is Still a Family Sport
/in The Progressive/by Frank SmythWhat was the mother of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooter thinking? Trying to find a way to help her troubled youngest son, whom she brought him to area gun ranges where other, well-adjusted young men practiced.
This Is Why the NRA Endures
/in The Progressive/by Frank SmythAfter the unspeakable tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, many observers expected the National Rifle Association to wither. Instead, it only emerged stronger, facilitating the rise of Trump. What explains the NRA’s success?
Gun lobby: Who got elected to the NRA board?
/in MSNBC/by Frank SmythThis year’s National Rifle Association board election brought a few surprises. The CEO of the company that makes the Bushmaster AR-15 semi-automatic rifle that killed first graders at Sandy Hook Elementary lost.
Christie moves right on gun issues with veto
/in MSNBC/by Frank SmythThe New Jersey governor’s veto of new gun control legislation backtracked on his previous record that included his embrace of then-President Barack Obama.