A year ago, the nation's
most powerful gun lobby was riding high: The millions the National Rifle Association had spent to help elect Donald Trump, one of the nation's most gun - friendly presidents, had paid off, and members were hopeful that more firearms restrictions would soon be eased.
The National Rifle Association, the country's
most powerful lobby group for
gun rights, said Thursday that it would support an effort to restrict bump stocks — an unusual move for a group that has long pushed back on efforts to impose new firearms regulations.