Gun Lobby
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Gun lobby groups got top-level meetings as feds readied roll out of assault weapon banThere are reports the government is considering making a buyback program voluntary.CanadaMay 1, 2020
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In wake of New Zealand attack, experts say mass shootings can spur stricter gun controlExperts in Canada say that while mass shootings have previously spurred changes in gun control policy, it's not something to be taken for granted.CanadaMar 16, 2019
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9 months after their classmates were shot dead, Parkland survivors face their first Election DayThe Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student activists set their sights on the 4 million U.S. citizens turning 18 this year.PoliticsNov 3, 2018
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NRA says it’s in serious financial trouble, blames New York state: reportThe National Rifle Association says it's the victim of a state-led "discrimination campaign" in New York that's depleting its coffers and threatening its very existence as a corporate entity.WorldAug 3, 2018
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Santa Fe school massacre unlikely to bring change to gun-obsessed TexasTexas has more than 1.2 million licensed handgun owners who can openly carry their weapons in public. The state hosted the NRA’s annual meeting two weeks ago.CrimeMay 21, 2018
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New NRA president blames school shootings on Ritalin, violent moviesRetired Lt. Col. Oliver North says the disease isn't the Second Amendment and that depriving law-abiding citizens of their constitutional right to have a firearm won't stop shootings.WorldMay 20, 2018
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U.S. gun lobby fires warning shots at ‘gun-hating’ banks, threatens de-regulation hopesThe U.S. gun lobby is taking aim at "gun-hating" banks after Citigroup and Bank of America said they would no longer provide certain banking services to gun-makers.WorldMay 18, 2018
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Despite what the NRA says, arming adults in schools will make things worse: AP reviewThey are the “good guys with guns” the NRA says are needed to protect students from shooters. Yet in a span of 48 hours in March, the three were responsible for gun safety lapses that put students in danger.WorldMay 5, 2018
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Donald Trump mockingly suggests banning trucks, vans at NRA convention"Lets ban immediately all trucks, all vans, maybe all cars. How about cars? Let's not sell any more cars."WorldMay 4, 2018
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Trump to address NRA convention as gun lobby faces wave of backlashTrump’s address to the NRA on Friday comes after he temporarily strayed from the group’s strong opposition to tougher gun controls following the school shooting in Parkland, Florida — only to rapidly return to the fold.PoliticsMay 3, 2018
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