Under Fire: The NRA and the Battle for Gun Control
Jan 1998 · University of Iowa Press
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Originally 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.
Originally 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 s...
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James Reese
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November 9, 2014
No objectivity here--just expressions of a visceral hatred for guns and the organization dedicated to protecting Second Amendment rights. The author gets all of his basic premises wrong. The NRA has gained strength, not lost it, as witnessed by the 2014 mid-term elections and the solid drubbing of anti-gun financier Michael Bloomberg. The problem with such authors as this is that they are so agendized that they would not know the truth if it bit them on the ankle.
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A Google user
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February 19, 2012
I rate this a minus one. Full of misrepresentations and distortions. Easily debunked.
Mike
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January 21, 2015
This the same old stuff re -blended.
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About the author
Osha Gray Davidson has written for many publications, including the "New York Times, Nation, New Republic," and "Philadelphia Inquirer." He is also the author of "Broken Heartland: The Rise of America's Rural Ghetto "(IOWA, 1996) and T"he Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South."
Osha Gray Davidson has written for many publications, including the "New York Times, Nation, New Republic," and "Philadelphia Inquirer." He is also the author of "Broken Heartland: The Rise of America's Rural Ghetto "(IOWA, 1996) and T"he Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South."
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