An innocent post on Facebook noting the date—November 22, 1963—and asking people if they remember, and where they were, is getting a stunning reaction, as at least two articles published Monday still seek answers about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Tex. Some weren’t even born, but most others […]
NRA Board Change Sees Oliver North Tapped as President
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 […]
Everytown Anti-gunners Promise Counter-NRA Protest in Dallas
Everytown for Gun Safety, the gun prohibition lobbying organization backed by anti-gun billionaire Michael Bloomberg, sent an email fund raising blast Monday with a promise to be “be there, on the ground in Dallas, ready to counter” the National Rifle Association’s “dangerous rhetoric” during their 147th annual convention this coming weekend. Everytown is especially miffed […]