NRA Facing Most Formidable Opposition Yet, A Year After Parkland

Thousands of people participate in the March for Our Lives protest in New York City in March 2018.

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For the National Rifle Association, the year since the Parkland shooting has led to a changing — and less favorable — political landscape.

Democrats control the House of Representatives, public opinion polling shows a majority of Americans support expanded background checks, and the NRA’s political spending is down.

And for the first time ever, a growing and better-funded movement now exists to counter the gun rights group.