NRA man Milton Reckord, here testifying before a Senate committee on May 5, 1941, decried the idea of fighting criminals by constraining legitimate gun owners. (AP Photo/Henry Griffin)

NRA man Milton Reckord, here testifying before a Senate committee on May 5, 1941, decried the idea of fighting criminals by constraining legitimate gun owners. (AP Photo/Henry Griffin)

AP Photo/Henry Griffin