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'NRA'

Can the NRA survive?

Make no mistake: Advocacy for the expansion of gun rights will remain vibrant in the United States. The suddenly relevant question is whether the National Rifle Association — the nation's largest and politically potent gun rights group for decades — will be at the head of that movement, thanks to the NRA's increasingly visible role in the relationship between the Russian government and the 2016 Trump campaign.
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Speech v. guns: The kids may be winning

Here's some positive news from Share Blue: The youth-backed campaign against the NRA  seems to be having an impact.
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Complaint filed over NRA support for Tom Cotton

The Campaign Legal Center has complained to the Federal Election Commission that the NRA used a shell company to unlawfully coordinate spending to elect Tom Cotton and others to the Senate in 2014.

Meet the Russian Rifle Association

Russia, NRA and the Republican Party. Kind of hard to tell them apart.
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NRA used shell company to funnel millions to elect Tom Cotton, others

Politico has taken a deep look at a mystery outfit that spent $19 million to shift three U.S. Senate seats to Republicans in 2014, including the successful effort by Tom Cotton to oust Sen. Mark Pryor.

NRA cheers Leslie Rutledge on concealed carry expansion

The National Rifle Association has issued a news release cheering Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge for joining other Republican state lawyers in supporting federal legislation expanding concealed carry rights nationwide.
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Mass killings and domestic violence, a correlation

The correlation between mass killing and domestic violence. And another occasion arises to consider gun safety legislation.

'Enhanced carry' bill becomes law, but implementation is months away

The permits required for "enhanced carry" of firearms in sensitive areas such as college campuses aren't yet available, and won't be for some time.
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1st District congressional candidate blasts NRA for recent ads

Mike Nelson, an Arkansas County farmer and hunting outfitter who's announced as a Democratic candidate for 1st District Congress, has blasted the National Rifle Association for recent ads by the gun lobby featuring Dana Loesch, a message some have viewed as encouraging violence against liberals.

Guns on campus comment wins friends for Asa

Gov. Asa Hutchinson gave hope to opponents of guns on campus yesterday and won wide praise for it. The question is whether it will have practical value.
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Does the legislature even need to meet? On guns, apparently not

The headline is prompted by an article in this morning's Democrat-Gazette about Rep. Charlie Collins' plan to continue to try to force concealed weapons onto college campuses.

Comey's gift to the GOP: The U.S. Senate

Analysis by Nate Silver seems to show one clear and dramatic impact of FBI Director James Comey's re-injection of the Clinton email investigation into the election: Damage down ballot, where control of the U.S. Senate hangs in the balance.
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