Over decades, a handful of Congress members - both Democrats and Republicans, but all men - who were also on the NRA’s board, helped the gun lobby pass laws, transform courts and pervert the Second Amendment, resulting in the deaths of millions in America.

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 ...