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NRA president: Gun owners will do ‘whatever’s necessary’ to ‘get rid of’ anti-gun lawmakers
National Rifle Association (NRA) President David Keene on Thursday promised that gun owners would do “whatever’s necessary” to “get rid of those in public office” that they viewed as working to erode the Second Amendment right to bear arms. Speaking at a rally of about 7,000 people protesting New York…
NRA lobbyist: Pro-gun laws delayed over temporary ‘Connecticut effect’
A lobbyist for the National Rifle Association (NRA) over the weekend told a group of the organization’s members in Wisconsin that there could be a slight delay in new pro-gun legislation — like expanded “stand your ground” laws — because of a temporary “Connecticut effect” after the mass shooting of…
NRA’s bill to ban anti-gun lobbying would cripple anti-smoking programs
The American Cancer Society says that a bill being pushed by the National Rifle Association (NRA) in Kansas to ban lobbying against guns would also restrict anti-smoking and anti-drinking programs. State Senate Bill 45 prevents “any money appropriated by the state legislature” from being used to “promote any proposed, pending…
Krugman: NRA thinks ‘we’re living in a Mad Max movie’
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman on Sunday asserted that the National Rifle Association (NRA) had been “revealed as an insane organization” that “has this vision that we’re living in a Mad Max movie” because it wants to put more guns in schools instead of supporting universal background checks and…
Watch live: Giffords’ husband Mark Kelley and NRA testify before Senate
The Senate Judiciary Committee hears testimony from Rep. Gifford’s husband Mark Kelly, the NRA’s Wayne LaPierre and others on gun control. Watch live, broadcast via NBC News on Jan. 30. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Republican lawmaker’s bill mandates NRA gun training for Missouri first graders
A Republican state senator in Missouri has introduced a bill that would require all first grade students to take a gun course provided by the National Rifle Association. State Sen. Dan Brown on Tuesday told the Senate General Laws Committee that his bill bringing the NRA’s Eddie Eagle Gunsafe Program…
NRA chief gives no ground in prepared Senate remarks
National Rifle Association Vice President Wayne LaPierre will yield no ground in remarks he’s prepared to give before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, according to text circulated by the NRA’s public affairs desk. “Proposals that would only serve to burden the law-abiding have failed in the past and…
Parody: NRA urges members to ‘live in fear’
In a video published Thursday, the funnymakers over at “Funny or Die” took on the National Rifle Association’s “stand and fight” ad as only satirists can. “Are the president’s kids more important than yours?” a narrator asks. “Of course they are, but anyway. Why is he skeptical about putting armed…
Jon Stewart: NRA is a Michael Moore-run conspiracy to discredit gun owners
The Daily Show host Jon Stewart ruthlessly mocked the National Rifle Association on Wednesday night over their latest controversial advertisement. The NRA’s new commercial called Obama an “elitist hypocrite” because the Secret Service protects his daughters, yet the President is skeptical that having armed guards in schools was the only…
Piers Morgan blasts NRA ‘cowards’ for refusing interview
CNN host Piers Morgan continued to berate gun rights advocates on Wednesday, calling the NRA “cowards” on Twitter. “I’ve repeatedly asked the @NRA leaders to come on my show, and they’ve repeatedly refused. Cowards, the lot of them,” the former British tabloid editor tweeted. Morgan has been on a personal…
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