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Kentucky sheriff: ‘Moral obligation’ to defy new gun laws
An Eastern Kentucky sheriff says he will refuse to enforce any new gun laws, claiming it is his duty to protect the U.S. Constitution. “I consider this a moral obligation,” Jackson County Sheriff Denny Peyman told The Lexington Herald-Leader. He is a member of the National Rifle Association and has…
Gun lobby takes aim at Biden’s guns task force
The top US firearms lobby emerged from talks with Vice President Joe Biden on curbing violence saying he cared more about stamping out gun rights than protecting school kids. Biden on Thursday met a representative of the National Rifle Association (NRA) along with other gun rights groups as part of…
Moyers: More than 400 dead in gun violence since Newtown massacre
In a video essay published Friday, broadcaster Bill Moyers took on the power of the firearms lobby and warned that their vision of an America where everybody is armed is both comical and terrifying at the same time. Comparing the modern day views of the National Rifle Association to television’s…
Violent video games and killers: Is the NRA right?
After a week of silence following the Sandy Hook school shooting that killed 20 first graders and six staff in Newtown, Conn., the National Rifle Association blamed the entertainment industry – specifically the producers of violent video games for inciting what has become a pattern of gun violence… [Child…
Gun control advocate: It’s hard to understand what’s going on in LaPierre’s head
The director of the gun-control campaign Mayors Against Illegal Guns — himself the son of a gun dealer — told CBS hosts Rebecca Jarvis and Anthony Mason he was surprised by the tone National Rifle Association Executive Vice-President Wayne LaPierre took during his public statement Friday, the NRA’s first since…
VIDEO: NRA member cuts up card in ‘tribute’ to show ‘outrage’
A video published on CNN shows a a card-carrying member of the National Rifle Association as he destroys the small rectangle of paper that associates him with the organization. “This is my NRA club card,” he says. “I want to show you my tribute and how outraged I am that…
NRA press conference on Sandy Hook shooting
In the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, the National Rifle Association holds a news conference in Washington, D.C. Read the full remarks below. The National Rifle Association’s 4 million mothers, fathers, sons and daughters join the nation in horror, outrage, grief and earnest prayer for the families…
After five days of silence, NRA offers ‘meaningful contributions’ to end gun violence
The National Rifle Association on Tuesday released a much-anticipated statement regarding the tragic elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. The gun lobby promised to “offer meaningful contributions” to ensure the mass shooting, which left 20 young children dead, would never happen again. The horrific incident has renewed debate over the…
Maddow shows why the NRA is just a ‘Republican interest group’
On her show Monday night, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow accused the National Rifle Association of being far more interested in electing Republicans than defending Second Amendment rights. Last week, the NRA endorsed Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and has now launched ads against President Barack Obama. “The NRA is not…
National Rifle Association endorses Mitt Romney
FISHERSVILLE, Virginia — The National Rifle Association, the biggest gun rights lobby in the United States, announced Thursday its endorsement of Republican Mitt Romney for president. “I am proud to have their support for my candidacy, and when I am president, I will do all in my power to defend…
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