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Cutter: Team O will activate the campaign apparatus to take on the gun lobby

Erika Johnsen — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:31:30 +0000

News team, assemble!

As we’re all painfully aware by now, President Obama might not be much for presiding — but when it comes to campaigning, the man knows his stuff. Barring some fiscal-cliff action, Team Obama has lain relatively dormant since the election, but they have hinted that they have every intention of putting their impressive machinery to [...]

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Gallup: Majority of Americans approve of the NRA

Erika Johnsen — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:31:42 +0000

Common sense.

With all of the vocal and vociferous hatred directed at the National Rifle Association, in general and especially in the wake of the Newtown massacre, it would be easy to think that the NRA is a highly unpopular organization whose deplorable degree of ill-begotten political clout only comes from some nefarious combination of money and [...]

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And the NRA endorsement goes to…

Erika Johnsen — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 20:41:27 +0000

Bringing out the big guns.

Not much of a revelation (like there was a question of the National Rifle Association giving their endorsement to Barack Obama, heh), but the NRA has finally issued their official presidential endorsement, hailing Mitt Romney as their vote for a “a friend of our Second Amendment freedoms and hunting heritage in the White House”, via [...]

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Romney: The US doesn’t need stricter gun laws

Erika Johnsen — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:21:37 +0000

Common sense?

I think the liberal-leaning outlets are trying to draw attention to the section of the interview in which Mitt Romney tells Brian Williams that “there are some differences between myself and the NRA,” but I’m honestly not seeing any cause for alarm. I feel like Romney is just leaving himself a bit of wiggle room [...]

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When should we have a gun-control debate?

Ed Morrissey — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:21:00 +0000

We've already had it.

After incidents like the massacre in Aurora, gun-control advocates adamantly demand a debate on new restrictions to prevent the use of firearms in mass murders, and accuse their opponents of callous disregard for the victims when they refuse to engage on the topic immediately. Opponents accuse gun-control advocates of exploiting the victims and emotional turmoil [...]

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U.N. finalizing arms treaty to regulate weapons transfers worldwide

Erika Johnsen — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:01:21 +0000

Yeah, I'm not really comfortable with that.

As we’ve seen time and again, the United Nations is little more than an ineffective, morally squishy, highly corrupted joke of an international bureaucracy that in the long run has done hardly anything productive in stabilizing global affairs or promoting lasting peace. Honestly, why do we contribute funding (and the lion’s share, at that!) to [...]

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Pressure on House Dems as NRA to score Holder contempt vote

Ed Morrissey — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:41:57 +0000

Bipartisanship.

Allahpundit briefly mentioned this last night, but it’s worth a closer look — as it may be a bellwether of bad news to the Obama White House. Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT), who faces a tough challenge in November from Republican Mia Love, has announced that he will vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in [...]

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Video: Mellow librarian wants you to register to vote

Ed Morrissey — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:01:56 +0000

Peace and quiet.

This isn’t new … but it is awesome. Via Cam Edwards at NRA News, everyone’s favorite drill instructor has decided to mellow out in his golden years. R. Lee Ermey embraces the quiet life as a librarian, providing peaceful reminders on decorum and PDAs, for those of you who remember your high-school years. Gunny stays [...]

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Video: Romney campaign uses new secret weapon at NRA meeting

Allahpundit — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 01:53:58 +0000

SAHM missile.

Via Supplyboys News, it’s hard to tell from the audio but ABC says Ann Romney got a “hero’s welcome” and a “rock-star reception” from the crowd. Team Mitt must have anticipated it: It sounds like her intro here, which is brief and halting in spots, might have been a last-minute addition to capitalize on l’affaire [...]

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Gingrich to the NRA: It’s time to make the right to bear arms a universal human right at the UN

Allahpundit — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:08:21 +0000

"The Second Amendment is an amendment for all mankind and an amendment which will improve all mankind."

In which Newt serves up meat so red it’s still mooing. I’m all for this idea, by the way — not because the treaty has a prayer of passing at the dictator hangout at Turtle Bay but because it’d be fascinating to see how many votes it got even from western nations. Anyone imagine the [...]

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Guns: They’re what’s bringing the GOP’s would-be First Ladies together

Tina Korbe — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:15:31 +0000

For "A Conversation Off the Campaign Trail."

It’s a rare event that brings Ann Romney, Karen Santorum and Callista Gingrich together on the same stage — and presumably not to shill for their spouses, but just to express their common conservatism. The National Rifle Association will host just such an event April 13, though. “A Conversation Off The Campaign Trail” will feature [...]

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Congressman claims Tea Party, NRA “manufactured” Fast and Furious

Tina Korbe — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:20:47 +0000

Riiight.

Attorney General Eric Holder has accused The Daily Caller of creating the story of calls for his resignation. Never mind that more than 50 Republicans are on board for his ouster. Maybe not all of them would have made the official call for his resignation had a DC reporter not called to ask their opinions — [...]

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