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Federal officials are responding to Tuesday鈥檚 mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas, the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history. Many Democrats have called for more restrictions on gun access. While Republican lawmakers have condemned the shooting, critics have quick to point out the tight relationships these lawmakers have held with the NRA.

While the sun is still up, gunshots ring out as Poplar Bluff High School's trapshooting team tries to get in a few extra rounds.Head coach Sandy Pike鈥�

Among the popular gun policy proposals raised in the aftermath of shootings like those in Sandy Hook, Parkland and now El Paso and Dayton, the call for 鈥渞ed flag鈥� laws has become a common refrain.

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 11, 2011 - The attempt on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' life, the murder of six citizens and the鈥�

Many are surprised to learn that the NRA of generations past worked with the federal government to limit the traffic in guns, for example where ex-convicts or mental patients were involved.

Some have described the National Rifle Association鈥檚 decision to endorse Democratic gubernatorial nominee Chris Koster over GOP hopeful Eric Greitens as鈥�

It鈥檚 been less than two weeks since Missouri voters chose nominees for governor. And it鈥檚 fair to say that neither candidate wasted much time in鈥�

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: The National Rifle Association hasn't been shy about touting Missouri-based bills that earned its鈥�

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 13, 2012 - Mitt Romney tried to convince a sometimes skeptical meeting of the National Rifle鈥�