The National Rifle Association is battling against those who would enact state or federal gun control legislation , using direct mail to raise depleted funds and urge people to contact legislators . The organization suffered a series of setbacks in the past three years as Congress and state governments enacted bans on " cop - bullets , " Saturday Night Specials and plastic guns that elude metal detectors . A subcommittee was getting ready to vote on a bill that would ban a list of semiautomatic assault weapons, and Hammer had asked to speak against it. Well publicized shootings of children in school settings have ended this activity . Various states have passed gun control acts and prominent law enforcement officials and politicians , such as U.S. Senator Dennis DeConcini have ceased supporting the NRA cause .
The National Rifle Association is battling against those who would enact state or federal gun control legislation , using direct mail to raise depleted funds and urge people to contact legislators . The organization suffered a series of setbacks in the past three years as Congress and state governments enacted bans on " cop - bullets , " Saturday Night Specials and plastic guns that elude metal detectors . Well publicized shootings of children in school settings have ended this activity . Various states have passed gun control acts and prominent law enforcement officials and politicians , such as U.S. Senator Dennis DeConcini have ceased supporting the NRA cause .