The Daily Caller's "Guns and Gear" section used an image of Nazi soldiers on parade to accompany the republication of a National Rifle Association press release that attacked proponents of stronger gun laws.
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Ted Nugent’s brother has called out the rocker and the National Rifle Association on background checks in an op-ed for the Washington Post. According to the op-ed, Jeffrey Nugent, Ted’s older brother, said he agreed with Ted Nugent “that our constitutional right to bear arms should not be undermined,” but noted that not everyone is [...]Show More Summary
Several days ago, the new President of the National Rifle Association, not only called President Obama a “fake president” but went on to suggest that the Civil War was an example of an armed citizenry, and thusly, training all able bodied...Show More Summary
DOA: A Senate effort to impose restrictive concealed-carry limits on Illinois gun owners failed to surface for a vote Friday as expected even after the legislation was changed to ease opposition from the National Rifle Association."One...Show More Summary
As media scrutinize accidental shootings involving children, the National Rifle Association's news program Cam & Company has instead repeatedly highlighted incidents where students clashed with administrators over school policies that...Show More Summary
National Rifle Association board member Ted Nugent detailed a plan for immigration reform which calls for treating undocumented immigrants like "indentured servants" and requiring undocumented male immigrants to build a fence on theShow More Summary
Heidi Przybyla at Bloomberg has a nice wrap-up of how laws and policies lobbied into existence over the past 30-plus years by the National Rifle Association have hindered criminal investigations, including the Boston Marathon bombing. Show More Summary
Why Watch? This short from director Shane Leal-Willett and writer Charles Taylor is a chess match with a sniper rifle. It features a simple proposition, delivered from a swarthy traveling entrepreneur with far too many teeth in his mouth (Michael Burger). Show More Summary
By Richard K. Barry (Another installment in our extensive "Behind the Ad" series.) Who: The National Rifle Association. Where: New Hampshire. What's going on: Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) has been getting hammered for her vote against recent gun control legislation. Show More Summary
The National Rifle Association, as I pointed out in my previous post, is on the offensive. Not content with its recent victory in Congress, it is already looking forward to the 2014 midterm elections, when it hopes to sink the prospect of effective gun control for another decade or more. Show More Summary
The National Rifle Association (NRA)’s overtures to children have come under fire after its annual conference last week, which advertised weapons for children and advocated storing firearms in kids’ rooms just on the heels of the fatal shooting of a two year old by her five year old brother. A ThinkProgress review of the NRA [...]
Glenn Beck's speech wasn't the only controversy to emerge from the National Rifle Association convention in Houston over the weekend. Anti-violence groups are criticizing the NRA for allowing a vendor at its annual conference display "The Ex," a scantily-clad, blood-splattered female shooting range target. Show More Summary
The National Rifle Association, which thwarted new background check legislation in Congress, recently mailed a "survey" to gun owners with 12 questions related to gun rights, gun laws, and politics. I use scare quotes above because this...Show More Summary
The man clearly has a gift for understatement. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who has an ‘A’ rating from the National Rifle Association (NRA), said he’s "frustrated" with the group, accusing them of a misinformation campaign in regard to the bipartisan background checks bill he authored with Sen. Show More Summary
Where is the Secret Service??
NRA Sell Shooting Targets That Look Like President Obama
Via BuzzFeed reports:
— The National Rifle Association has asked a vendor at its convention to remove a target that resembles Obama from its boot...
On May 6, liberal comedian Jon Stewart opened The Daily Show by making fun of last weekend's 142nd Annual Meeting of the National Rifle Association. Imitating the dialect of a southern gent, he pointed out that this year's meeting was...Show More Summary
HOUSTON -- To swing the door on a National Rifle Association annual meeting is to enter a world where Freedom comes from a gun. The gun's purpose is not important. It doesn't have to be American made. It can be any number of shapes, so long as it has a grip, a trigger, and a barrel. Show More Summary
Protesters across from The George Brown Convention Center in Houston Texas Houston, TX—The National Rifle Association just held their Annual Meeting here. Membership of the NRA tops five million. This meeting hosted a record crowd of 75,000 folks that came in from all 50 states. Show More Summary
On April 25 in Washington, D.C., supporters of gun control held a "Stop the NRA Rally and March." Designed to counter what organizers feel is the outsized influence of the National Rifle Association and other pro-Second Amendment groups,...Show More Summary
In case you missed the news—and I can’t really blame you for tuning it out—the National Rifle Association has gotten itself a new president. He’s a charming tub of a man by the name of Jim Porter, and Monday was officially his first day in his new job. Show More Summary