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Dec 03

Gun background checks are on pace to break record in 2019

By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press

Background checks on gun purchases in the U.S. are climbing toward a record high this year, reflecting what the industry says is a rush by people to buy weapons in reaction to the Democratic presidential candidates' calls for tighter restrictions.

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Jul 16

Do gun safety laws decrease child deaths?

By Laura Santhanam

A new study says states with universal background checks report fewer children’s deaths due to gun incidents. However, more data is needed to understand the relationship, the study maintains.

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Jun 26

NRA’s top lobbyist resigns amid turmoil within the group

By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press

Chris Cox, long viewed as the likely successor to longtime CEO Wayne LaPierre, resigned just about a week after the NRA put him on administrative leave, claiming he was part of a failed attempt to extort LaPierre and push him…

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Jun 10

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Why the NRA is facing new scrutiny of its financial affairs

The NRA, a powerful voice in the U.S. political battle over guns, is facing scrutiny of its financial affairs. Amid reports of lavish personal spending by CEO Wayne LaPierre, a new investigation finds significant payments and favors granted to members…

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Jun 08

How the ‘good guy with a gun’ became a deadly American fantasy

By Susanna Lee, The Conversation

The archetype can be traced back to 1920s detective fiction, when gruff, gun-toting, cigarette-smoking mavericks became heroic figures.

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May 27

Texas lawmakers approve safe gun storage program opposed by NRA

By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press

Lawmakers in gun-loving Texas have quietly gone around the National Rifle Association by slipping language into a massive spending bill that would fund a $1 million public safety campaign on gun storage.

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May 03

Analysis: Could the NRA be at risk of losing its ‘nonprofit status’?

By Philip Hackney, The Conversation

There are a few things the NRA can’t do as a nonprofit. It can’t primarily benefit private individuals through excessive compensation or companies rather than the public. It can’t make engaging in politics its main purpose. And it can’t break…

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Apr 27

Oliver North out as NRA president after leadership dispute

By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press

Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North announced Saturday that he won't serve a second term as president of the National Rifle Association after he lost the support of the gun-rights group's leadership.

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Apr 26

Trump says U.S. is withdrawing from arms trade treaty

By Associated Press

With pro-gun legislation largely stalled in Congress, President Donald Trump said Friday he is withdrawing the U.S. from an international agreement on the arms trade, telling the National Rifle Association the treaty is "badly misguided."…

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Apr 26

WATCH: Trump addresses a divided National Rifle Association

The president will speak at the annual NRA convention as the group grapples with infighting, bleeds money and faces a series of investigations into its operating practices.

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