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Stephen Goldstein: Think NRA was winner? Not so fast
The NRA has won the battle but lost the war. The best thing that happened to gun control is its defeat in Congress. Today's losers (Obama, Democrats, the 90 percent of Americans who support sane legislation) will be tomorrow's winners. Today's winners...Tags: Gabrielle Giffords, Michael Bloomberg, National Rifle Association of America, Tampa, Politics
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Obama's limited war on guns
Jules WitcoverWASHINGTON -- As a consensus has slowly built that Congress will at best settle for half a loaf on tough new gun-control legislation, President Obama continues to do a version of a Muhammad Ali rope-a-dope dance on the issue. At the White House on...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Michael Bloomberg, Politics, Television Industry, White House
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Yucks
Change of SubjectNothing you could say could tear me away from my gun (my gun) Amendment number two says there’s nothing you can do to my gun (my gun) I’m clinging to my gun like a girl to a feller Nothing could...... -
Reducing gun violence requires limits on gun sales as well as help for the mentally ill
Your recent article about the difficulty college students have at campus mental health centers should be mailed to Wayne LaPierre, head of the National Rifle Association ("Students struggle for mental health services," March 8). Mr. LaPierre contends...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, National Rifle Association of America, Politics, Mental Health, University of Maryland, College Park
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Is NRA sponsorship of a NASCAR race a good idea?
And so the National Rifle Association is going to sponsor a NASCAR race in Texas. With all due respect and consideration for the families involved in the tragedy at Sandy Hook, this isn’t exactly a news flash. This is NASCAR’s fan base, in...Tags: Speedway Motorsports Incorporated, Personal Weapon Control, National Rifle Association of America, Stock Car Racing, Politics
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No blank check for criminals
Some people should not be trusted with access to firearms. On that point almost everyone agrees, the only debate being where to draw the line. But no one thinks that if the Unabomber had his sentence commuted, the Second Amendment would entitle him to...
Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Politics, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama
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Local Voices: Highland Park and Deerfield
Letters to the editor from Highland Park and Deerfield residents. NRA nonsense Those who favor gun control should be delighted that the National Rifle Association has chosen Wayne LaPierre as its spokesman and advocate to oppose gun control....Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Politics, Christina Loukas, Manufacturing and Engineering, Cruise Line Ports
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Signs that the NRA is losing
Now that they're facing Washington's first serious push for new gun violence prevention laws since the Columbine massacre, gun lobbyists are grasping at straws — as in "straw" purchases. That's the slang for someone who legally buys a firearm from...
Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Politics, National Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Criminals
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Standing up to the NRA
I have been chuckling at the hubris of the commentary about how New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg is trying to "buy" the election here in the 2nd Congressional District. For many years now the NRA, under the auspices of Wayne LaPierre, has terrorized any...Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Illinois Elections
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Hitler enters gun debate, but history in dispute
When the president of Ohio's state school board posted her opposition to gun control, she used a powerful symbol to make her point: a picture of Adolf Hitler. When a well-known conservative commentator decried efforts to restrict guns, he argued that if...
Tags: World War I (1914-1918), National Rifle Association of America, John Rocker, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Personal Weapon Control
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Hold Gun Makers Liable For Their Products
The Hartford CourantUnder the law of products liability, every industry that sells consumer products is fully responsible to make those products free from design or manufacturing defects, and we are all safer because of that. Every industry except one. Ironically that...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Politics, Agricultural Research and Technology, Manufacturing and Engineering, Justice System
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Michael Bloomberg, Wayne LaPierre talk guns on 'Meet the Press'
Staff writerWhich Sunday morning show will generate the most headlines? I'm leaning toward NBC's "Meet the Press," which airs at 9 a.m. on WESH-Channel 2. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and NRA President Wayne LaPierre discuss gun control with moderator David...Tags: Fareed Zakaria GPS (tv program), Eric Shinseki, National Rifle Association of America, Michael Bloomberg, Terry Moran
Apr 28, 2013
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Mar 24, 2013
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Mar 7, 2013
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Feb 27, 2013
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