Whom Does the NRA Really Speak For?
The group bills itself as the voice of America's gun owners, but it also has deep and growing financial ties to the firearms industry. More »
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Jordan Weissmann is an associate editor at The Atlantic. He has written for a number of publications, including The Washington Post and The National Law Journal.
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