Since the Newtown, Connecticut shooting massacre seven weeks ago, representatives from the NRA decided that their approach would be one of aggression, not backing down an inch from their opposition to any call for gun control regulations, not even for universal background checks, which polls show the American public overwhelming supporting.
On Fox News Sunday, NRA executive director Wayne LaPierre kept up that belligerent front, getting into a testy exchange with host Chris Wallace, particularly regarding the organization's recent ad that alleged that President Obama was a hypocrite for having his children in schools with armed security while not advocating that for everyone else.
This article appears in Jan 31 – Feb 6, 2013.