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Gun Advocates Open a New Front
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Apr 19, 2010 02:22pm |
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| Category | General |
| Author | VANESSA O'CONNELL |
| Media | Newspaper - Wall Street Journal |
| News Date | Monday, April 19, 2010 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Saying NRA Isn't Imaginative, Splinter Groups Seek More Aggressive Tactics
Some gun owners, saying that the National Rifle Association isn't battling hard enough for their rights, are taking the fight into their own hands.
The 4.3 million-member NRA, one of the most powerful and well-funded lobbying groups in Washington, has for 35 years dominated the push to expand gun rights.
But its strategies aren't aggressive or imaginative enough for some gun owners who want to openly carry holstered pistols in public places, or to exploit loopholes in state gun laws to purchase semi-automatic rifles. |
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