Gun Control

Republicans Woo 'Persecuted' Gunmakers To Their States

Eric Lach | April 9, 2013, 10:50AM

Gun dealer Mel Bernstein takes down an AK-47 assault rifle from a sales rack at his own Dragonman's shooting range and gun store, east of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Feb. 5, 2013.

Republicans in a number of states are making overtures to gun manufacturers located in states that have passed post-Sandy Hook gun control legislation.

After Sandy Hook, NRA Told Gun Makers LaPierre Would Handle It

Eric Lach | March 14, 2013, 11:59AM

Wayne LaPierre, chief executive of the National Rifle Association testifies at a Senate hearing on gun violence on Jan. 30, 2013.

Does the National Rifle Association take orders from the gun industry? Or is it the other way around?

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Topics: Gun Control, NRA, Wayne LaPierre

Little-Known Charity Brings Gun Lobby, Lawmakers Together

Eric Lach | March 7, 2013, 12:13PM

Members of the 'Top Gun' Team Republican at the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation's annual Congressional Shoot-Out and Industry Challenge in 2012.

You've heard of the National Rifle Association. But have you heard of the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation?

On The Bus To Albany With New York's Gun Guys

Eric Lach | March 7, 2013, 6:10AM

The Long Island Firearms bus, en route to a large rally in Albany, N.Y., at a rest stop on Feb. 28, 2013.

ALBANY, NY — Jaime Rios is a Republican, but he loves liberals. His wife is one. Most of his other family members are, too, along with many of his friends. One friend of his, Rios says, is a "really, really, really, really, really left, left, left, left-as-left-can-go person. I think it goes off the radar left."

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Topics: Gun Control, Gun Rights

Steven Brooks

After Arrests And Outbursts, Nevada Lawmaker Tries To Buy A Gun

Eric Lach | February 26, 2013, 11:41AM

Embattled Nevada Assemblyman Steven Brooks (D) takes the oath of office during the opening day of the legislative session on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013 in Carson City, Nev.

Steven Brooks, a Democratic state lawmaker in Nevada, wanted a gun. So last Thursday, the 40-year-old father of four went to a sporting goods store in Sparks, Nev. and attempted to buy one. That triggered a background check. And that background check has triggered headlines. But then, Brooks has been in headlines for weeks.

Media outlets in Nevada have been covering Brooks heavily because of his recent run of troubling behavior, which began in late January, just days before he was sworn in to his second term in the Nevada Assembly.