National Rifle Association - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/national_rifle_association/?source=rss&aim=national_rifle_association en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:09:00 PDT Condors vs. the NRA By Katharine Mieszkowski Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/22/condors/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/22/condors/index.html?source=rss The remarkable recovery of California condors is now threatened by lead bullet fragments left in the wild by hunters. Its fate rests with the governor. What will Schwarzenegger do? Repeal the Second Amendment By Walter Shapiro Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/04/18/second_amendment/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/04/18/second_amendment/index.html?source=rss The best way to reduce the odds of another blood bath like the one at Virginia Tech is to amend the Constitution and abolish the right to bear arms. Why Democrats dumped gun control By Alex Koppelman Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/18/dems_and_guns/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/18/dems_and_guns/index.html?source=rss Monday's shooting at Virginia Tech is a reminder that the party that once championed gun control has been running away from it since the 2000 election. Shooting his mouth off By Steven Rinella Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/03/17/zumbo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/03/17/zumbo/index.html?source=rss Jim Zumbo, legendary scribe of the hunting set, was crucified by the NRA, and axed from his job at Outdoor Life, for declaring that assault weapons have no place in hunting. But don't call him a martyr. Female arms race Sarah Goldstein Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/05/19/froman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/05/19/froman/index.html?source=rss In the last seven years gun sales among women have increased 50 percent. What's behind the upswing? Tom DeLay, shooting from the lip Tim Grieve Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/04/18/delay2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/04/18/delay2/index.html?source=rss Having apologized -- sort of -- for threatening federal judges involved in the Terri Schiavo case, DeLay raises the specter of an armed defense against ethics allegations. Tough on terror, weak on guns By Mark Benjamin Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/03/28/guns/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/03/28/guns/index.html?source=rss Politicians in Washington are poised to give unprecedented freedom to the gun industry -- and they're so beholden to the NRA they're allowing potential terrorists to buy weapons over the counter. Terrorists' right to bear arms Mark Follman Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/03/08/guns/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/03/08/guns/index.html?source=rss How the pro-gun lobby has helped terrorist suspects inside the U.S. get their hands on assault rifles. America's new assault weapons bazaar? By Arianna Huffington Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2004/06/25/assault_weapons/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2004/06/25/assault_weapons/index.html?source=rss The NRA aims to blow away the federal assault weapons ban -- while the Bush White House ducks for cover. Shielding Murder Inc. By Arianna Huffington Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2004/03/03/guns/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2004/03/03/guns/index.html?source=rss Bush's support of the latest immoral gun bill shows once again just how willing he is to do the bidding of the NRA -- even if it means sabotaging homeland security. Will the NRA once again shoot down common-sense legislation? By Arianna Huffington Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/col/huff/2002/10/25/nra/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/col/huff/2002/10/25/nra/index.html?source=rss In the wake of the sniper attacks around Washington, the gun lobby remains unmoved by the case for ballistic fingerprinting. Gore shoots blanks on guns By Jake Tapper Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/10/24/guns/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/10/24/guns/index.html?source=rss In trying not to alienate swing voters, the vice president is missing a chance to show us what he really thinks -- and what Bush has really done -- about gun control. Blue Glow By Joyce Millman Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2000/10/09/glow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2000/10/09/glow/index.html?source=rss Salon's TV picks for Monday, Oct. 9, 2000 The reasonable gun nut Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/09/11/bellesiles/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/09/11/bellesiles/index.html?source=rss By David Bowman The reasonable gun nut By David Bowman Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2000/09/07/bellesiles/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2000/09/07/bellesiles/index.html?source=rss Denounced by the NRA, a historian talks about the myth of early American gun ownership and his own fascination with firearms. The NRA's Blast Cafe By Arianna Huffington Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/06/08/nra/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/06/08/nra/index.html?source=rss Will the gun lobby's Times Square theme restaurant be a Planet Hollywood killer or just a new franchise in bad taste? It'll take more than a million moms By Bruce Shapiro Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/05/16/million_politics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/05/16/million_politics/index.html?source=rss To have an impact on the next election, gun-control advocates need to take a few reality checks. The NRA goes global By Jason Vest Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/04/03/nra/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/04/03/nra/index.html?source=rss The National Rifle Association uses Australian crime protests and fear of global domination by the United Nations as a fund-raising tool at home. Much ado about nothing By Bruce Shapiro Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/03/22/gun_locks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/03/22/gun_locks/index.html?source=rss Inside the sweetheart deal the White House made for Smith & Wesson. When liberals lie about guns By Cathy Young Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/03/13/guns/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/03/13/guns/index.html?source=rss Zealots are polarizing the debate over how to stop violent crime -- and whether firearms can help. Pols, guns and androgyny By Camille Paglia Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/pagl/2000/02/23/scprimary/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/pagl/2000/02/23/scprimary/index.html?source=rss A speed-of-light cultural flyover covering McCain, Koresh, guns, Hillary, "G.I. Blues," a heartfelt appeal to the Winslet Brigade, "Star Trek" and, well, you get the idea. Letters to the editor Letters to the editor Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/2000/01/12/columbine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/2000/01/12/columbine/index.html?source=rss Fired up about Jake Tapper's take on guns and Columbine Plus: The marijuana, sausage, and Mr. Misty cures for a hangover; "Hey Horowitz -- Socialism gave us Chernobyl, but capitalism gave us Bhopal." Money can buy you love By Alicia Montgomery Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/01/10/money/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/01/10/money/index.html?source=rss Peter Eisner of the Center for Public Integrity talks about "The Buying of the President 2000." The hidden culprits at Columbine By Jake Tapper Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/12/30/guns/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/12/30/guns/index.html?source=rss Two crazy boys pulled the triggers, but lax laws put the guns in their hands. Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/12/17/swaggart/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/12/17/swaggart/index.html?source=rss Would Jimmy Swaggart's God forbid sex? Plus: Merger rumors behind hot VA Linux IPO; reducing Russia to vodka-swilling stereotype.