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NRA Takes Wider Aim

Gun lobby not just focused on gun laws

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 13, 2010 3:22 PM CDT

(Newser) – The NRA is sticking its muzzle in all kinds of legislation that don’t look much like gun laws, the New York Times reports. The gun group’s lobbyists, thanks in part to their close relationship with Harry Reid, have put their fingerprints on everything... Read full story »

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