NRA

Republican-dominated legislatures in at least four states are planning to consider allowing employees to bring guns to work, turning two of the party’s traditional constituencies against each other: gun-rights supporters and businesses.

The man accused of the Colorado movie-theater shooting amassed his ammunition stockpile with help from a 26-year-old law the National Rifle Association hailed at the time as its "greatest legislative milestone."

OGDEN — The Ogden Friends of the National Rifle Association will have their annual banquet Saturday at the Timbermine Restaurant, 1710 Park Blvd.

ST. LOUIS -- In his quest for the Republican nomination for president, Mitt Romney faced off against one rival who carries a pistol while jogging and another who stopped for target practice on the campaign trail.

Romney, however, has had trouble demonstrating familiarity with hunting and firearms. His sometimes tenuous relationship with gun owners, which will be in the spotlight when he addresses the National Rifle Association Friday at its convention in St. Louis, reflects a theme that has long nagged at Romney's candidacy.

While he cultivated an heir of inevitability in the GOP race, Romney has not inspired much enthusiasm among grassroots conservatives. Also, he has found it difficult to shake the perception that some of his views are carefully calibrated for the moment.

In 2004, the National Rifle Association honored Republican Florida state legislator Dennis Baxley with a plum endorsement: its Defender of Freedom award.

The following year, Baxley, a state representative, worked closely with the NRA to push through Florida's unprecedented "stand your ground" law, which allows citizens to use deadly force if they "reasonably believe" their safety is threatened in public settings.

People no longer would be restrained by a "duty to retreat" from a threat while out in public, and they'd be free from prosecution or civil liability if they acted in self-defense.