



Fresh Air, Tanya Metaksa and Osha Gray Davidson
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NRA lobbyist Tanya Metaksa and journalist Osha Gray Davidson talk about the NRA on this archival edition of Fresh Air. Executive Director of the Institute for Legislative Action, Metaksa, the National Rifle Association's (NRA's) lobbying arm responds to criticism of the letter sent to NRA members calling federal agents "jackbooted Government thugs." Metaksa denies that the group has any association with paramilitary groups. The NRA suffered image problems after the Oklahoma City Bombing. Journalist Osha Gray Davidson's book Under Fire: The NRA and The Battle For Gun Control provides an in-depth look at the growth and evolution of one of the nation's most powerful lobbies, the NRA. Davidson has written for a several publications including The New Republic and The New York Times. (Original Broadcast Date: May 23, 1995)