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GOP Senator Endorses Gay Marriage, Hannity Stoops to New Low, and More

A look at the day’s political happenings, including the NRA’s new plan to make schools “safer” and Bill Maher scores a small victory against Donald Trump.

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Guns and Rifles

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No Assault Weapons Ban

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Two Towns

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Easter 2013

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NRA Power

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As a Member of Congress

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NRA Congress Dance

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Senators Slam ‘Offensive’ NRA Move, Marriage Equality Endorsements Pile Up, and More

A look at the day’s political happenings, including a bold prediction by MSNBC’s president and the launch of a pro-marijuana super PAC.

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Deer Hunter

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The NRA Won’t Like This Jim Carrey Anti-Gun Music Video

The comedian, who supports gun control, will probably earn the National Rifle Association’s ire by starring in a satirical Funny or Die video that spoofs firearms enthusiasts like the late Charlton Heston, the NRA’s former spokesman.

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Rand Paul Weighs In on Drug Punishments, LaPierre Blasts ‘Insane’ Bloomberg, and More

A look at the day’s political happenings, including Ted Cruz’s attempt to repeal Obamacare and why the debate on gay marriage may be over even before the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a pair of cases on the issue this week.

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NRA Inundates Newtown Residents With Anti-Gun Control Robocalls (Audio)

Some residents are understandably upset at the National Rifle Association for bombarding them with pro-gun robocalls and postcards that ask the community to oppose gun-control measures that the Connecticut state legislature is considering in the wake of the deadly mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

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Civilian Assault Weapons

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Mapping the Dead: Gun Fatalities Since Sandy Hook

A chilling infographic by The Huffington Post shows 2,243 Americans have been killed with guns in the 98 days that had passed as of Friday since the massacre in Newtown, Conn.

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RIP by NRA

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Kids Shoes

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Texas Speedway NRA 500

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Rodman Summit

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At Home With LaPierre

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Gun Lobby Sponsors NASCAR Race

It’s hard to believe NASCAR didn’t already have a race named after the NRA. Get ready for the NRA 500. Seriously, that’s what it’s called.

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Ex-Senator Reveals Secret Love Child, Gingrich Slams Rove, and More

A look at the day’s political happenings, including a major reversal by Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Obamacare and the NRA is already working to influence the 2014 election.

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Chinese Hackers

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Junk in the Trunk

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Raise Your Hands

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North Korea and the NRA

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NRA Shoppe

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Ted Nugent to ‘Demilitarize’ Before Attending State of the Union

Ted Nugent, the musician and gun rights activist who last year told an audience at an NRA conference that he’d end up “dead or in jail” if President Obama was re-elected, will attend Tuesday evening’s State of the Union address as the guest of Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Texas.

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LaPierre Logic

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Polite Society

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Rob Bixby (CC-BY)

On Guns, Unfinished Business

Despite the best efforts of the National Rifle Association and like-minded groups to make sure this business remains unfinished, reducing gun violence remains stubbornly high on the nation’s agenda.

Posted on Feb 4, 2013 READ MORE



Lawmakers Seek to Legalize Pot, Trump Sues Maher, and More

A look at the day’s political happenings, including the government’s pending legal action against S&P and Joe Scarborough becomes the latest conservative to smack down the NRA.

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Rove Takes on the Tea Party, Maher Rips ‘Con Men’ Limbaugh and Beck, and More

A look at the day’s political happenings, including Paul Krugman calls out “insane” NRA and Rick Perry weighs in on the news that the Boy Scouts may be ending its policy of banning gay members.

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Even Fox News Thinks NRA Is Being ‘Ridiculous’

The National Rifle Association may want to consider adding conservative media outlet Fox News—or at least “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace—to its enemies list after Wallace took on NRA chief Wayne LaPierre during a tense interview Sunday morning.

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The NRA Has an Enemies List and It’s Really Long

There are 506 organizations and people named, which, as Wonkette points out, means that “it’s virtually impossible not to find something on that list that represents you or something you believe in.”

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Sen. Leahy Calls Out NRA’s LaPierre, Fox News’ Ratings Drop, and More

A look at the day’s political happenings, including John Kerry’s Senate replacement named and the GOP’s failing attempt to rig the 2016 presidential election.

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There’s Nothing Racist About Gun Control ... Anymore

Just when you thought the debate over gun control couldn’t get any more twisted, the old claim has been revived that slavery might not have lasted so long in America if black people had been granted the right to bear arms at the outset of their arrival in the new world.

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The Washington Monument

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How the NRA Undermined Congress’ Last Push for Gun Control

The NRA has already begun to lobby on Capitol Hill to counter the Obama administration’s sweeping gun control proposals. To get a sense of what the the gun lobby group might do, it’s helpful to look at how it scored a victory during the last major federal initiative to tighten gun control.

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Shelter in Place

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High Capacity Guns

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Armed Teachers

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NRA and Hunting

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Surrounded

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