The NRA Fights City Hall
The gun lobby is cracking down on cities that adopt firearms laws
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The National Rifle Association has enjoyed an incredible run over the past two decades, fending off virtually every attempt by gun-control advocates to pass a major federal law restricting firearms use and successfully getting behind dozens of state initiatives that ease constraints on gun ownership. Now the lobbying powerhouse is targeting city halls.
The NRA is pushing for state laws that would allow it to sue municipal officials who adopt ordinances restricting gun rights. “We have some local elected officials that think they can act like local tyrants and pass their own gun-control laws,” says Pennsylvania State Representative Daryl Metcalfe, a Republican who introduced one of the NRA-backed bills now pending.