The Latest: Walmart quit selling AR-15 in 2015
The Latest on companies cutting ties with the NRA (all times Eastern):2:15 p.m.Walmart Inc., the world's largest retailer, says it's not currently changing its policies related to gun purchases, but it...
View ArticleDenver-based think tank big recipient of NRA grants
DENVER (AP) - Denver Public Schools this week decided to reject charitable grants from the NRA, but there's another Denver-based organization that's eager for them -- the conservative Independence...
View ArticleNRA says it didn't receive any illegal foreign money for 2016 presidential race
The National Rifle Association says its review has found no evidence that the gun rights group received illegal foreign money, including from Russia, for the 2016 election in supporting Donald...
View ArticleTed Nugent, NRA board member: Parkland school shooting survivors 'have no soul'
National Rifle Association board member and rock guitarist Ted Nugent branded school shooting survivors as pathetic, "soulless" liars for targeting the NRA after enduring last month's massacre at...
View ArticleOliver North to become president of the National Rifle Association
Oliver North will become president of the National Rifle Association of America within a few weeks, according to the NRA board of directors, who began the process of change Monday morning."This is the...
View ArticleIran-Contra figure Oliver North named president of the NRA
ATLANTA (AP) - Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North's appointment as the next president of the National Rifle Association gives some star power to the gun lobby but also inspires disdain by gun-control...
View ArticleDavid Hogg still waiting for Publix $1 million donation
David Hogg might not want to hold his breath while waiting for that $1 million donation from Publix.Two weeks after the 18-year-old student activist called on Publix to atone for supporting a...
View ArticleDavid Hogg on Maria Butina: 'Looks like we've found the Russian in this witch...
There was a Russian trying to get in good with the NRA — and David Hogg was all over it Monday.The gun control activist, who has called the National Rifle Association a terrorist organization,...
View ArticleNRA beset by infighting over whether it has strayed too far
The National Rifle Association is used to battling forces that criticize its fiery and unbending efforts to protect gun rights. But as the group gathers for its annual convention this week, the NRA may...
View ArticleInfighting erupts at NRA convention, threatening leadership
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The National Rifle Association was plunged into deeper internal turmoil Friday amid an effort by opponents of top executive Wayne LaPierre to drive out the man who has long been the...
View ArticleOliver North out as NRA president after leadership dispute
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Oliver North announced Saturday that he would not serve a second term as National Rifle Association president, making it clear he had been forced out by the gun lobby's leadership...
View ArticleNRA difficulties threaten impact of gun lobby ahead of elections
The National Rifle Association lost its longtime political strategist and shut down its live television programming wing this week, adding new scars to the gun rights group as it prepares for the...
View ArticleNRA splits with PR firm, lobbyist and TV amid infighting
Infighting at the National Rifle Association exploded Wednesday, when the powerful association severed ties with its longtime public relations firm, suspended operations of its fiery online TV station...
View ArticleJudge blocks enforcement of LA law that takes aim at NRA
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday blocked enforcement of a Los Angeles law requiring businesses that want city contracts to disclose whether they have ties to the National Rifle...
View ArticleNRA is in fight of its life when board meets Thursday
The National Rifle Association heads into its winter board meeting on Thursday embroiled in existential legal battles and trying to claw back "excess benefits" paid out to top executives — some of whom...
View ArticleNRA declares bankruptcy, plans to incorporate in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The National Rifle Association announced Friday it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will seek to incorporate the nation’s most politically influential gun-rights group in...
View ArticleDonald Trump expected to speak at NRA's annual meeting
Former President Donald Trump will headline the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) Leadership Forum later this month.Mr. Trump will deliver remarks at the annual...
View ArticleNational Rifle Association alive and thriving, 5 million members strong
Those who have been busily predicting the demise of the National Rifle Association must have been shocked earlier this month as more than 77,000 NRA members flocked to Indianapolis for the group's...
View ArticleSecond Amendment supporters owe Wayne LaPierre a debt of gratitude
As a young lobbyist for the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre found himself in the offices of powerful then-Rep. John Dingell, Michigan Democrat, with then-Rep. Larry Craig, Idaho Republican,...
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