The National Rifle Association announced Monday that retired Marine Corps Lt. Col. Oliver North will become the next president of the association “within a few weeks,” in an unusual chain of developments that saw Pete Brownell decide not to run for a second term, and the organization’s first and second vice presidents unable to […]
NRA’s LaPierre Rips ‘Elite Media’ as Thousands Jam Convention
National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre delivered a fiery — some might call it pure boilerplate — speech to a crowded members’ meeting Saturday focusing on one of the organization’s favorite targets: the media. Using a series of clips from past confrontations with the press and speeches over the years in which he […]
NRA Greets Trump, Pence but Media , Not So Much
The 147th annual meetings and exhibits of the National Rifle Association opened with a roar Friday with the appearances of both President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, but some in the media seemed willing to reinforce the notion of bias. Columns posted by a writer from Esquire and a commentator from CNN were […]
NRA Meets in Dallas; Anti-Gunners Reach for Russia Smear
The gun rights versus gun control battle has opened up with some political fireworks rivaling the thunderstorm that greeted gun owners to the northern Lone Star State Thursday, and anti-gunners have even pulled Russia out of their hats. As the National Rifle Association begins its 147th annual meetings and exhibits in Dallas Friday, the gun […]
Senator Likens Right to Privilege with ‘Handgun Purchase License’ Scheme
Anti-gun U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Tuesday compared the exercise of a Second Amendment-protected right to the driving privilege in an attempt to justify introduction of the so-called “Handgun Licensing Purchaser Act” that would require American citizens to get a license before being allowed to buy a handgun. The House version was introduced […]
Third Illinois County Opts For “Firearms Sanctuary” Status
Maybe the rustbelt of Chicagoland pollutes the collective common sense of the Illinois state legislature, or it could be the hangover from six decades of Daley and Obama straight to the side of the head politics? As elected officials rarely get it right, it is of no surprise that politicians lose touch with the reality […]
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