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NEWS ABOUT: National Rifle Association

National Rifle Association stories: 11 news summaries

Ammo Supply Can't Keep Up With Demand

Fearing tighter laws under Obama, 12B rounds fly off shelves

Nov 3, 09 1:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Crime is down, gun control is on Obama's back burner, and Americans are buying more ammunition than factories can produce. While there are economic reasons—supply is off as the war effort eats up necessary materials—Americans have still managed to buy 12 billion rounds in the past year, up... More »

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gun control • gun sales • Second Amendment • Democratic Party • National Rifle Association • ammunition • Obama administration • President Obama

OPINION

NRA Shouldn't Tolerate Gun-Toting Protesters

It's just not a safe way to use a firearm

Aug 20, 09 9:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - If the National Rifle Association is really, to quote its website “dedicated to the lawful, effective, responsible, and above all safe use of firearms,” then it should loudly discourage people from carrying those firearms to political rallies, writes Stephen Stromberg of the Washington Post. Politics aside,... More »

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NRA • gun control • protests • health care reform • town hall meeting • National Rifle Association • political protest • guns

Blogger's Case Tests Limits of Free Speech

Far-right critic remains in jail after calling for judges' deaths

Aug 15, 09 1:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - When three federal judges rejected an NRA lawsuit, Internet radio host Hal Turner got angry. “These judges deserve to be killed,” he wrote on his blog. “Their blood will replenish the tree of liberty.” Then he posted photos of the judges, maps to their courthouse, and... More »

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FBI • free speech • NRA • First Amendment • National Rifle Association • right-wing extremism

(Newser) - The National Rifle Association is taking aim at lawmakers over Sonia Sotomayor but failing to buckle many knees, the AP reports. Breaking from its habit of avoiding Supreme Court nomination picks, the NRA has threatened to penalize legislators who vote for Sotomayor. But Blue Dog Democrats and some Republicans are... More »

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Congress • NRA • US Supreme Court • National Rifle Association • Sonia Sotomayor

Need a Gun?
On the Terrorist Watch List?
No Problem

Feds OK sales thanks to controversial law

Jun 20, 09 3:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - People placed on Washington's terrorist watch list can be prevented from boarding an airplane or getting a visa, but they can still buy a gun, the New York Times reports. In the last 5 years, people on the list tried to buy guns nearly 1,000 times, and current laws... More »

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Department of Justice • National Rifle Association • terror suspects • suspected terrorists • guns • Frank Lautenberg

 Mexican Cartels 
 Have Little Trouble 
 Getting US Guns 

Lax laws, difficult tracing system make smuggling easy

Apr 15, 09 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thanks to lax gun laws that vary from state to state, smugglers providing arms to Mexican drug cartels can move vast quantities of weapons over the border for years without sparking suspicion. The subject may come up when President Obama visits Mexico tomorrow, but the political will to change US ... More »

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Texas • Mexico • gun control • gun sales • drug cartel • Second Amendment • National Rifle Association • firearms • border • gun laws • smuggling

NRA Endorses McCain, Despite Differences

Gun lobby has already spent millions
attacking Obama

Oct 9, 08 9:51 AM CDT
(AP) - The NRA is endorsing John McCain for president, the group announced today, overlooking differences between the gun-rights lobby and McCain on campaign finance restrictions and gun show rules.The vice president of the NRA, whose political action committee has already spent more than $2.3 million opposing Barack Obama, said... More »

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John McCain • NRA • National Rifle Association • endorsement • Election 2008 • gun lobby

OPINION

NRA Guilty of Poor Aim in
Fla. Guns-at-Work Case

Second Amendment does not trump property rights for private companies

Aug 25, 08 10:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Florida’s "take your guns to work” law seems like it’s upholding the right to bear arms (which is what the National Rifle Association wants us to believe), but in fact it’s a violation of property rights, Steve Chapman argues in Reason. The law allows permit-holders to... More »

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property rights • gun control • employers • Second Amendment • National Rifle Association • firearms • workplace safety • guns

NRA Sues San Francisco, Chicago Over Gun Laws

Suit quickly follows Supreme Court 2nd Amendment ruling

Jun 28, 08 9:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Close on the heels of the Supreme Court ruling that Americans have the right to own guns for self-defense, the National Rifle Association filed suits yesterday against San Francisco and Chicago over gun-control laws in those cities. In San Francisco, the NRA hopes to overturn a law keeping guns out... More »

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San Francisco • Chicago • gun control • lawsuit • US Supreme Court • National Rifle Association • gun ban

 Court Hears Gun Case Today 

Nation's firearms laws in the balance as Supremes hear arguments

Mar 18, 08 9:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - One of the oldest and most hotly debated constitutional amendments—the right to bear arms—comes under scrutiny by the Supreme Court today. The court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of Washington DC's stringent ban on handguns. The ruling, which will arrive in June, is sure to have a... More »

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Department of Justice • John Roberts • John Ashcroft • Washington DC • gun control • Anthony Kennedy • Second Amendment • US Supreme Court • National Rifle Association • handgun • constitutional law • gun ban • Scotus • Temple University • David Kairys • Dick Anthony Heller

New Fed Gun Law Inspired by Virginia Tech Massacre

Congress makes it harder for mentally ill to buy guns

Dec 20, 07 3:15 AM CST
(Newser) - New gun control legislation designed to keep weapons out of the hands of the mentally ill was passed by the Senate yesterday. The rare event of congressional action on gun control—and even rarer bipartisan agreement—was triggered by the Virginia Tech massacre last April. The bill, which strengthens background... More »

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Virginia Tech • Seung-Hui Cho • Patrick Leahy • John Dingell • Carolyn McCarthy • National Rifle Association • 1968 Gun Control Act • National Instant Criminal Background Check

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