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Nation Jun 26

NRA’s top lobbyist resigns amid turmoil within the group

By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press

Nation Jun 08

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

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

By Susanna Lee, The Conversation

Nation Apr 27

Oliver North out as NRA president after leadership dispute

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.

By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press

Nation Feb 22

NRA Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., February 22, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC1687A736A0
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NRA backs Trump’s call for arming teachers: ‘Schools must be the most hardened targets’

The CEO of the NRA gave a full-bore defense of gun rights at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday, calling for weapons in schools in response to a mass shooting in Florida last week. Meanwhile, Republicans in that state…

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Politics Feb 22

NRA Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., February 22, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC1D35C7C570
Despite NRA’s hard line on guns, some conservatives are rethinking the issue

OXON HILL, Md. — NRA chief Wayne LaPierre opened the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday with an attack on efforts to pass new gun regulations in the wake of last week’s mass shooting in Parkland, Florida. But throughout the…

By Daniel Bush

Oct 05

NRA says it’s open to regulation of bump stocks

By Associated Press

In a statement on Thursday, the NRA says the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives should immediately review whether these devices comply with federal law.

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