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Gun Policy Is Up For Grabs This Election
While only two states have gun measures on the ballot this midterm season, voters on both sides of the aisle will still be heavily influenced by gun policy as they head to the polls.
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NRA Board Re-Elects CEO Wayne LaPierre, Signaling No Change in Direction
LaPierre was re-elected almost unanimously, despite a rise in mass shootings and accusations that he has used the NRA as his “personal piggy bank”
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As US Mourns Shootings, NRA in Turmoil But Influence Remains
Nearly 10 years ago, the slaughter of children at Sandy Hook Elementary School looked like it might break through the United States’ political stalemate on guns.
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AP FACT CHECK: NRA Speakers Distort Gun and Crime Statistics
Multiple claims were made by speakers at the National Rifle Association annual meeting about the current gun and crime statistics. The Associated Press breaks them down.
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NRA Holds Annual Meeting in Houston
The NRA is currently holding their annual meeting in Houston, Texas. It is scheduled to take place from May 27-29.
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Maker of Rifle Used by Texas Gunman Draws Fury for ‘Incendiary' Ads
Eight days before a Texas teenager killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School, the manufacturer of the rifle used in the massacre posted an ad on social media that featured a toddler holding a similar weapon.
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Gun Maker Will Not Attend NRA Convention
Daniel Defense, a Georgia gun manufacturer, will not attend the National Rifle Association convention in Texas because of the mass shooting at the elementary school in Uvalde.
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NRA Speakers Unshaken on Gun Rights After School Massacre
One by one, speakers took the stage at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention and denounced the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school across the state.
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NRA Stages Large Marketing Event as Texas Mourns School Shooting
The National Rifle Association begins its annual convention in Houston on Friday.
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Schumer Lambasts Gov. Abbott Ahead of NRA Appearance: ‘How Dare He'
Two days after a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, senate majority leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., blasted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ahead of the governor’s planned appearance at the National Rifle Association. “What a fraud… These families don’t want thoughts and prayers. They want their elected leaders to respond to their suffering.”
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Biden Challenges Lawmakers on Gun Control: ‘Where's the Backbone?'
One day after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, President Joe Biden spoke out Wednesday in favor of “common sense” gun control and demanded confirmation of his nominee to lead the ATF. “Where’s the backbone? Where’s the courage to stand up to a very powerful lobby?”
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Biden Expected to Announce Rules on Ghost Guns
The Biden administration will come out with its long-awaited ghost gun rule — aimed at reining in privately made firearms without serial numbers that are increasingly cropping up at crime scenes — as soon as Monday, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
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Judge Blocks NY's Bid to Shutter NRA, But Lawsuit Continues
A judge has rejected an effort by New York’s attorney general to put the National Rifle Association out of business, but will allow her lawsuit accusing top executives of illegally diverting tens of millions of dollars from the powerful gun advocacy organization to proceed.
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Lawsuit: NRA Illegally Funded Trump, Other GOP Candidates
A federal lawsuit accuses the National Rifle Association of violating campaign finance laws by using shell companies to illegally funnel up to $35 million to Republican candidates, including former President Donald Trump, Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri and others
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Gun Incidents at US Schools Hit Record High as Schools Return to In-Person Learning
By a number of measures, guns in schools remain a deadly danger as in-class learning that was paused during the coronavirus pandemic resumes.