Under Fire: The NRA and the Battle for Gun ControlOriginally published in 1993, "Under Fire "was widely hailed as the first objective examination of the NRA and its efforts to defeat gun control legislation. Now in this expanded edition, Osha Gray Davidson shows how the NRA's extremism has cost the organization both political power and popular support. He offers a well-reasoned and workable approach to gun control, one that will find many supporters even among the NRA membership. |
Contents
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One of the Great Religions of the World | 37 |
The Bullet and the Badge | 85 |
A War in the Streets | 115 |
Holding Actions | 128 |
Enemies Within and Without | 159 |
Drums Along the Potomac | 193 |
First Blood | 219 |
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