The Secret History of Gun Rights: How Lawmakers Armed the N.R.A. They served in Congress and on the N.R.A.’s board at the same time. Over decades, a small group of legislators led by a prominent Democrat pushed the gun lobby to help transform the law, the courts and views on the Second Amendment.
Bill J. Allen, Alaska Businessman at the Center of Scandal, Dies at 85 He was one of the state’s most powerful figures, but his extensive corruption schemes brought him down — and took several politicians with him.