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national rifle association
Obama, on Marc Maron’s podcast, blames gun lobby ‘grip’ on Congress for lax U.S. gun laws
President Barack Obama blamed public apathy combined with the tight \”grip\” on Congress of the National Rifle Association, the powerful U.S. gun lobby, for blocking stricter gun laws.
NRA official invokes Holocaust in N.J. gun safety debate
A National Rifle Association board member in criticizing a New Jersey mayor for supporting gun safety proposals noted the mayor’s grandparents were Holocaust survivors.
Jewish groups urge Senate to pass gun control legislation
Twenty-three national Jewish organizations signed on to a letter to the U.S. Senate urging members to pass gun control legislation.
White House readies gun-control plan as more children laid to rest
The White House revealed the first steps of a gun-control plan on Wednesday as the United States grieved for victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in another wave of funerals.
Rob Eshman: Who will protect us from the NRA?
The National Rifle Association (NRA) claims it exists to protect our rights. My question is this: Who will protect us from the NRA?
She’s Armed and President
As a Jewish woman and Harvard-educated lawyer who practiced law in Los Angeles, Sandra Froman admits that, at least on paper, she doesn\’t seem a natural choice to lead the National Rifle Association (NRA).
Flip Side of Gun Debate
This week the debate over gun control — already not a model of civil democratic dialogue — reached new depths when the National Rifle Association (NRA) accused President Bill Clinton of tolerating gun violence to further his own narrow political ends.