Accomplishments

How many of the NRA members argee with him is hard to determine, but the number is probably not insignificant. The NRA offers numerous services far removed from its battle against gun laws: technical articles, identification of antique firearms, and the "Hunter Safety" training, which even bitter NRA opponents admit has helped reduce the number of hunting accidents.

But another NRA--represented by the small number of executives who choose their successors by disguised co-option--always hits the front pages. Most of the men at the top aren't "merchants of death" fronting for gun companies, but rather men who feel that the government threatens their most prized possession--a gun.