Outside the Beltway

Oliver North is fitting right in at the N.R.A.

A blast from the past as Oliver North, who was once at the center of a major Washington scandal, is named President of the National Rifle Association.

Personal attacks on teenagers whose friends were murdered is a strategy sure to backfire.

Uh oh.

The network’s longtime “strategic analyst” is “ashamed” of his association because they’ve become a “propaganda machine.”

Having journalistic integrity at the Fair and Balanced network has never been more challenging.

Students across the country are staging 17-minute protests at 10 am in their time zones.

Not surprisingly, the Trump Administration is backing away from gun regulations opposed by the N.R.A.

Within hours after the new Florida gun law was signed by Governor Rick Scott, the National Rifle Association had filed a lawsuit seeking to strike it down.

Two seemingly contradictory essays out today highlight the exhausting political conversation environment.

Once again, the Administration is walking back the President’s statements on a controversial issue.

Will the NRA lobby to have these on America’s streets?

President Trump appeared to change positions on several gun control ideas, but he probably doesn’t mean it.

Following yesterday’s move by Dick’s Sporting Goods, Walmart has raised the age for all gun sales to 21.

“All In The Family” predicted a policy proposal that President Trump and many other conservatives have made in the wake of the Florida school shooting.

Despite the activism we’ve seen in the wake of the school shooting in Florida, it’s unlikely that we’ll see significant Congressional action on guns.

Dick’s Sporting Goods will no longer sell “assault weapons” at any of its stores, and will limit the sale of any gun to people aged 21 and above.

The February 2 episode of This American Life gets at some of my frustrations over our inability to have a meaningful discussion about pretty much anything.

The shipping giant FedEx is coming under serious pressure to sever its ties with the NRA. Its president has issued a strong statement as to why they won’t.

I don’t see how the state legislature making tax decisions on the basis of the public position an company takes is legal under the 14th Amendment. 

New polls show increased support for various gun control measures, including limitations on so-called “assault weapons,” but that doesn’t mean we’re likely to see Congressional action on the subject.

More than a dozen companies have ended relationships with the gun rights organization and protesters are demanding more follow suit.

Since the Supreme Court handed down its decision in District of Columbia v. Heller four separate Federal appellate courts have ruled that state and local laws banning “assault weapons” do not violate the Second Amendment.

Notwithstanding overwhelming public support, Congress is not moving forward on a proposal to ban bump stocks.

Don’t hold your breath, but the Las Vegas shooting may actually prompt Congress to do something.