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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: NRA

NRA stories: 33 news summaries

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Gun Lobby Holds Up Bush ATF Nominee

Republicans hold fellow Republican's nomination hostage

Feb 25, 08 2:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Michael Sullivan has spent a long time waiting to become head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, but his appointment has run into a roadblock in the Senate. Not with Democrats—with his fellow Republicans. Gun-rights supporters have blocked the appointment of Sullivan, also a US Attorney... More »

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Bush administration • NRA • gun control • ATF • Senate confirmation hearings • Michael J. Sullivan

Feds to Allow Guns Inside
National Parks

NRA backs move to overturn 100-year-old ban on loaded firearms

Feb 23, 08 11:57 AM CST
(Newser) - The federal government is preparing to loosen a ban on bringing loaded guns into national parks, reports the Los Angeles Times. The NRA has been pushing for the ban to be eased, saying it violates the right to bear arms and puts citizens at risk of attack from savage wild... More »

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NRA • gun control • Department of the Interior • national park • guns

Thompson Aims for Gun Owners' Support in SC

But Huckabee, McCain have own in-roads with 2nd Amendment crew

Jan 10, 08 2:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Fred Thompson is banking on the support of South Carolina gun advocates in a last-ditch effort to save his Republican presidential campaign, Politico reports—and those Second Amendment supporters are hungry for a candidate who will represent their interests in Washington as well as President Bush has. For many, the... More »

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Fred Thompson • NRA • gun control • Republican voters • Republican evangelicals • Second Amendment • Republican candidate • Republican presidential primaries

NRA Sues for Guns Seized After Katrina

But arms org still seeks survivors who owned the weapons

Dec 27, 07 4:25 AM CST
(Newser) - The National Rifle Association has filed a federal lawsuit to recover hundreds of guns seized from New Orleans residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, AP reports. The suit claims that residents were left "at the mercy of roving gangs, home invaders and other criminals" because they lost their... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • NRA • lawsuit • Katrina aftermath • guns

'08 Alert: Mitt Misspoke on King March

Globe, Times wonder if Romney has problem sticking to the facts

Dec 21, 07 5:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Mitt Romney backtracked yesterday from claims that he saw his father march with Martin Luther King in the 1960s, saying he used "saw" as “a figure of speech." The Boston Globe dissects the partial mea culpa, noting that the candidate couldn't have "seen" it even figuratively... More »

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Mitt Romney • NRA • Martin Luther King Jr. • lying • George Romney

Rudy's Blunt Opinions Ruled NYC Airwaves

Mayor told off callers
to radio show, urged others to get therapy

Oct 5, 07 11:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani is a tempered presidential candidate these days, belying the fiery personality displayed on his mayoral radio show in the '90s. Radio Rudy was a loose cannon, known for telling callers to seek psychiatric help, the Times reports. He was unafraid to needle interest groups, once saying “the... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • radio • NRA • New York • mayor • black community • ferret

Rudy Takes
Call During
NRA Speech

Did the missus really phone as he massaged the 2nd Amendment?

Sep 21, 07 7:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani, former gun control-lover,  wasn't exactly killing with a speech to the National Rifle Association today when he interrupted his remarks at the podium—to take a phone call from his wife. After a little lovey-dovey with Judith ("OK, have a safe trip, bye-bye. Talk to you... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • NRA • violence • Second Amendment • guns

Rivals Attack Rudy's Record
as NY Mayor

Gotham chief soft on immigration, tough on gun control, foes taunt

Aug 23, 07 6:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani uses his tenure as New York mayor as a badge of courage as he campaigns for the White House, but now his record is being turned against him. Attack ads by GOP rival Mitt Romney portray Giuliani's New York as "sanctuary city" for illegals, while would-contender Fred... More »

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Mitt Romney • immigration • Rudy Giuliani • abortion • Iowa • Fred Thompson • presidential campaign • NRA • gun control • New York • mayor

Net Hunting: The Nonexistent Menace

States jump to outlaw something nobody actually does

Aug 10, 07 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - States are rushing to ban internet hunting—despite the fact that nobody does it. Since hunting by remote control gun over the internet was floated as a business plan, a Humane Society campaign spread outrage, and 33 states have banned the practice—a bill has even been introduced in Congress.... More »

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Internet • NRA • hunting • Humane Society • Internet hunting • John Lockwood

Va. Tech Probe Points to Privacy Laws

Muddled regs impede information flow; House OKs gun-control bill

Jun 14, 07 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A tangle of privacy laws helps prevent officials from sharing vital info about mentally ill individuals who may be dangerous, making it possible for them to buy handguns—and setting the stage for incidents like the Virginia Tech massacre. Greater awareness of the leeway officials have when safety is a... More »

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NRA • gun control • Seung-Hui Cho • privacy • House of Representatives • Virginia Tech shootings

NRA Backs Gun Sales To Terror Suspects

Opposes bill giving AG discretion
to ban sales to people on terror
watch lists

May 4, 07 10:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The NRA is urging the Bush administration to oppose a bill that bans suspected terrorists from buying guns. In a letter to AG Alberto Gonzales, the group's executive director objects that the bill, introduced in the Senate last week, "would allow arbitrary denial of Second Amendment rights based on... More »

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Bush administration • Department of Justice • Attorney General • NRA • gun control • Virginia Tech • gun sales • terrorist • Second Amendment

Brits Find US Feckless On
Gun Control

America "unable to defend its citizens from its armed maniacs"

Apr 18, 07 11:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Guardian takes aim at U.S resistance to gun control, calling it an "enduring civic failure" that allows tragedies like the Virginia Tech shootings to occur. The paper describes a country held hostage by the NRA, failing its basic responsibilities by being "unable to defend its ordinary... More »

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NRA • gun control • violence • weapon • Virginia Tech shootings

NRA Targets Post-Katrina Gun Seizures

13 states pass laws barring cops from confiscating firearms in emergencies

Apr 16, 07 2:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - After New Orleans cops confiscated guns in the wake of Katrina, 13 states have barred officials from seizing firearms in emergencies. NRA types were livid over the post-hurricane gun grab, which they vowed would not be repeated. “You don't go and abuse good citizens because of a concern for... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • NRA • weapon • emergencies • Katrina aftermath

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