Gun Politics
NRA Financial Spiral Slows as Reformers Cement Control
The National Rifle Association is still shrinking, but not as quickly as before.
Stephen Gutowski
May 2, 2025
5:05 am
The National Rifle Association is still shrinking, but not as quickly as before.
The last month has clarified how the Trump Administration plans to approach the gun rights of non-violent felons. Its preferred course offers some benefits but also real downsides for gun-rights advocates.
Plus, the founders of Open Source Defense explain their new venture capital fund for gun companies on the podcast.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) took the unusual step of asking the Supreme Court to take up a Second Amendment case in which the Federal Government is not a party.
President Donald Trump ran for re-election at least in part on a promise to do away with certain federal gun-control laws. Now, his administration is actively fighting to keep the most commonly enforced federal gun law intact and on the books.
For the first time in years, NRA members managed to pass a resolution on to their board.
Plus, Contributing Writer Jake Fogleman and I discuss the Supreme Court’s latest move impacting under-21 gun carry.
Plus, the co-founders of Open Source Defense join the podcast to discuss their new venture capital fund for gun businesses.
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) declined to take up a challenge to minimum age requirements for gun carry this week, but the fight over gun rights for those under 21 isn’t going away any time soon.
Plus, reporter John Petrolino joins the podcast to discuss the NRA’s recent board election.
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