/tags/nra NRA en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 15 Apr 2020 18:52:56 GMT /2020-04-15/the-nra-is-reeling-from-covid-19-in-part-due-to-pre-pandemic-missteps “I think that Wayne LaPierre has driven the organization’s finances right into the ground. That all has created something of a perfect storm and put them in a very bad situation.” Wed, 15 Apr 2020 18:52:56 GMT /2020-04-15/the-nra-is-reeling-from-covid-19-in-part-due-to-pre-pandemic-missteps Heath Druzin /2019-06-26/by-closing-its-video-channel-nra-signals-a-return-to-core-mission The NRA says it’s shuttering NRATV, the bombastic online video network that sometimes strayed far from the organization’s core mission of gun rights into modern culture wars. Wed, 26 Jun 2019 18:45:07 GMT /2019-06-26/by-closing-its-video-channel-nra-signals-a-return-to-core-mission Chris Haxel /2019-04-27/nra-president-forced-out-amid-leadership-fight The group’s president, retired Lt. Col. Oliver North, announced at the NRA’s annual convention that he would not seek another term. Sat, 27 Apr 2019 16:08:17 GMT /2019-04-27/nra-president-forced-out-amid-leadership-fight Jeremy Bernfeld /npr-news/2019-04-04/house-passes-bill-protecting-domestic-abuse-victims-gop-split-over-gun-restrictions Most House Republicans opposed the renewal of the 1994 law, in part because it would restrict gun rights for individuals convicted of misdemeanor domestic abuse and stalking charges. Thu, 04 Apr 2019 09:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-04-04/house-passes-bill-protecting-domestic-abuse-victims-gop-split-over-gun-restrictions Susan Davis /2018-10-22/50-years-since-landmark-gun-control-act-where-are-we-now At the signing of the U.S. Gun Control Act on Oct. 22, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson hailed the bill as the first step in disarming “the criminal, and the careless, and the insane.” Mon, 22 Oct 2018 15:17:00 GMT /2018-10-22/50-years-since-landmark-gun-control-act-where-are-we-now Alana Wise /politics/2018-09-28/congressional-race-in-colorado-heats-up-as-national-gun-groups-spend-big As election day approaches, national gun violence prevention groups are spending big on the competitive race in Colorado's 6th Congressional District, and… Fri, 28 Sep 2018 11:30:00 GMT /politics/2018-09-28/congressional-race-in-colorado-heats-up-as-national-gun-groups-spend-big Leigh Paterson /2018-09-11/national-rifle-association-spends-big-money-in-tight-montana-race The National Rifle Association has spent nearly $3 million so far in the 2018 election cycle. A big chunk of that change is centered on a race right... Tue, 11 Sep 2018 21:44:25 GMT /2018-09-11/national-rifle-association-spends-big-money-in-tight-montana-race Nate Hegyi, Nate Hegyi /education/2018-02-27/northern-colorado-high-school-students-walkout-to-end-gun-violence On Tuesday, hundreds of students from high schools in Fort Collins walked out of their classrooms to protest gun violence. A group from Poudre High School… Wed, 28 Feb 2018 00:16:16 GMT /education/2018-02-27/northern-colorado-high-school-students-walkout-to-end-gun-violence Stephanie Daniel /npr-news/2013-12-26/gun-control-lobby-takes-note-of-oppositions-success Momentum to pass tighter gun laws surged after the shootings in Newtown, Conn., a year ago. But a provision to expand background checks failed in the Senate. In that loss, gun control activists say they learned some important lessons from those who lobbied against them. Thu, 26 Dec 2013 08:17:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-12-26/gun-control-lobby-takes-note-of-oppositions-success Ailsa Chang /npr-news/2013-08-20/one-by-one-california-agents-track-down-illegally-owned-guns California is currently the only state with a program to confiscate guns from residents prohibited from owning firearms. To find them, agents comb through a database of people who legally owned a gun until mental illness or a brush with the law rendered them no longer eligible for gun ownership. Tue, 20 Aug 2013 06:56:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-08-20/one-by-one-california-agents-track-down-illegally-owned-guns Richard Gonzales