National Rifle Association
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 29: Gun control and immigration reform advocates demonstrate outside a fund raising event for Texas Senator Ted Cruz at the Grand Hyatt Hotel on May 29, 2013 in Manhattan, New York City. Cruz is an outspoken supporter of the National Rifle Association and is staunchly against current immigration reform proposals.
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In my opinion the NRA continues to hold all of us, all of us are held hostage by their insistence that the only way to protect ourselves against guns is to produce more and more guns
The Washington NRA leadership is trying to distort Sen. Manchin's commitment to the [Second] Amendment because they know he is one of the most credible defenders of gun rights who also believes that it just makes sense to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and those found severely mentally ill.
The Washington NRA leadership is clearly out of step with the American people and law-abiding gun owners, and is now attacking Sen. Manchin for a position they once supportedMore quotes »
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Letters: Don't weaken gun rights
My heart goes out to the surviving family members of the Newtown tragedy [" NRA group seeks to block gun law ," News, April 17]. I know firsthand what it's like to lose a child. I lost my beautiful 15-year-old daughter due to a tragic accident.I am a lic Read more »
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Compromise on gun background checks announced in Senate
WASHINGTON -- Background checks would be required for firearm sales at gun shows and over the Internet, but not in private deals between individuals, in a bipartisan compromise amendment to the gun package announced Wednesday that could help Senate passa Read more »
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Senate gun bills still lack GOP support
WASHINGTON -- The uphill drive to pass gun-related legislation in response to the Newtown school shootings takes a key step this week as Democrats bring a package of bills to the Senate while seeking needed but elusive Republican support.The fate of the Read more »
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Letter: Background checks for gun buyers
It is becoming clear that executive director Wayne LaPierre and the National Rifle Association do not represent responsible U.S. American gun owners and sports enthusiasts ["Bloomberg's loaded for NRA ," Editorial, March 26].Poll after poll makes it obvi Read more »
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Dickerson: Will Mayor Michael Bloomberg's anti-gun crusade backfire?
Is Michael Bloomberg helping or hurting his cause?When the New York mayor's organization, Mayor's Against Illegal Guns, launched its $12 million advertising campaign to pressure lawmakers into supporting gun control legislation, the negative reaction fro Read more »
Around the web
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LETTER: Not all issues created equal
An issue that is not being covered in the media worries me greatly. This is the young man in West Virginia that could face time in jail for wearing a National Rifle Association shirt. Yes he declined to remove the shirt, or turned it inside out. I though 1:19 AM from Courier Press Read more »
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The Truth About Chicago's Falling Murder Rate
The recent bloody headlines out of Chicago relayed the sad tale of the city's deadly weekend, where seven people were killed in shootings and more than 50 were victims of gunfire. Thanks in part to news coverage, America's third largest city has become s 6/19/13 from The Huffington Post Read more »
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Senator Manchin Avoids Breitbart Debate, Goes After NRA
by Breitbart News 19 Jun 2013, 6:52 AM PDT post a comment During an April 28 appearance on Fox News Sunday , Manchin pledged to bring his gun control bill back for another vote. He said he was "absolutely," going to do so. And added: "I am willing to go 6/19/13 from Big Government Read more »
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Your Kids Could Be Playing a ‘Simpsons’ Game with Buried Anti-NRA, Anti-Gun Messages
A “Simpsons” video game designed for mobile devices has some in the pro-gun community up in arms. “The Simpsons: Tapped Out” game by EA apparently holds an anti-NRA message buried deep within the game. And by “deep” we mean those who make it to level 30 from The Blaze Read more »
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Joe Manchin to challenge NRA in ad
Sen. Joe Manchin isn't up for reelection until 2018, but he's not taking the National Rifle Association's decision to attack him lightly. In fact, he seems to see it as an opportunity: Sen. Joe Manchin, co-author of a plan to expand background checks on from Daily Kos Read more »