In the lobby's pocket.

• Author: Peters, Charles
• Position: TILTING AT WINDMILLS - National Rifle Association's influence over the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives - Brief article

The extreme example of a lobby's influence is the power the gun industry's National Rifle Association exercises over the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. A recent article by Peter Finn and Sari Horwitz of the Post explains the extent of the NRA's sway. Because of the NRA, the ATF has fewer agents than it did in 1970, takes up to eight years between inspections of gun stores, and is prohibited from creating a searchable database...