Red flag laws, already in place in many states, can be a palatable compromise as long as adequate 'due process considerations' are addressed, Mark Oliva, NSSF's managing director for public affairs, told Axios.But the National Sports Shooting Foundation, the industry trade group that's a rising lobbying force, says it thinks there's a deal to be made. There's a growing divide within America's gun lobby, as groups representing firearms manufacturers and individual owners splinter over federal gun-control legislation and what gun culture means in an increasingly diverse country.ĭriving the news: The National Rifle Association, the nation's leading but weakened gun rights organization, says a federal law to stop potentially dangerous people from obtaining weapons should be a non-starter.
