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First New York Took Down Trump, Now They Got The NRA
New York Attorney General Letitia James won her other big case on Friday as the NRA and Wayne LaPierre were found liable for corruption in civil court.
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Wayne LaPierre Resigns From The NRA Before Corruption Trial Begins
Before the civil corruption trial began in New York, Wayne LaPierre resigned from the NRA.
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NRA Boss Wayne LaPierre Under Investigation For Criminal Tax Fraud
The IRS is investigating NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre for criminal tax fraud related to unreported compensation on his personal taxes.
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Opinion: Corruption is Not A Second Amendment Right
The law was not kind to corrupt people this week. The DC Circuit sided with congressional oversight when it said the House could sue Don McGahn  if he didn’t comply with a subpoena. We learned that Deutsche Bank  gave up Donald Trump’s financials to Manhattan prosecutor Cyrus Vance, and the crown jewel came with New…
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Republican NRA Suckers Get Conned As Wayne LaPierre Spends $200K On Beverly Hills Suits
The NRA board let Wayne LaPierre charge $440,000 to the “nonprofit,” $200,000 of which was for suits. Suits he bought in Beverly Hills. Oh, and trips! He spent $240,000 on trips to Italy, Hungary, and the Bahamas, and charged the NRA “without providing adequate documentation.”
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NRA Defends Trump With $3 Million Anti-Clinton Ad After 2nd Amendment Remark
The NRA is coming to Trump’s defense spending millions of dollars to spread lies about Hillary Clinton because they know he will do their bidding.”
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Donald Trump Comes Up With A Gun Plan That’s So Crazy Even The NRA Won’t Support It
Donald Trump’s plan to allow drunk people to have guns in bars to “prevent terrorism” is so crazy that two top NRA officials rejected it on national television.
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BUSTED: NRA Hypocrite Wayne LaPierre Supported Closing All Loopholes Back in 1999
The NRA’s Wayne LaPierre was in favor of universal background checks and closing all loopholes — way back in 1999.
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Stand Your Ground Is Unsound: The Data Speaks
There’s nothing “well regulated” about an angry white mob of uncoordinated, often untrained, sometimes criminally convicted civilians off firing away at the “other.”
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A Murder Here, A Suicide There, Ask Republicans If They Care!
In yet another senseless gun episode, a highly respected, accomplished and beloved professor, Raja Fayad, was shot to death on campus on the afternoon of Thursday, February 5, 2015.
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Why Ferguson Is Also, And Again, About Guns
What’s happening in Ferguson, and rattling the cages of strained municipalities throughout the country, is, of course, about our complicated and corrosive attitudes about race. And yes, always and forever when it comes to public safety and the senseless loss of life on American streets, it’s about guns.
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NRA Reacts To Nine Year Old With Uzi Shooting Her Instructor: Kids Just Wanna Have Fun
Every day the headlines contain a few stories about gun related deaths.
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CNN’s Republican Personalities Try to Have it Both Ways with Chicago’s Gun Violence
It’s been all over the news this week, as well it ought to be. A warm and festive 4th of July weekend in the Windy City was utterly marred by extreme gun violence. CNN’s Republicans tried to decry the violence while ignoring gun control.
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Republican Governors Declare War on Civilized Society
The law defining Georgia as an uncivilized society takes effect on July 1, and among other absurdities legalizes silencers for hunting (human beings).
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Light ‘Em Up: How the Sparks Shooting Provides a Blueprint for School Safety
The recent middle school shooting in Sparks, Nevada showed us how absolutely imperative it is to have more good guys with guns at schools.
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210 Republicans Who make Nearly $175,000 a Year Said Poor People Should Starve to Death
The House’s SNAP vote was cold, callous, and calculated by a Republican Party that hopes to ruin Barack Obama’s presidency by any means necessary.
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Not O-KKK: How The Events in Decatur and Duncan Showcased Fox News’ Overt Racism
Fox News’ coverage of the events in Duncan and Decatur showcased what it has become: A network determined to appeal to its racist, bigoted base.
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20 Dead Children Are Not Enough to Keep Republicans from Filibustering
The fact that polls show the vast majority of Americans want stronger gun laws means absolutely nothing to Republicans, because citizens don’t affect their cash reserves.
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New Poll: 85% of Gun Owners Support the Background Checks in Senate Dems Bill
It turns out the”liberal extremists” that Wayne LaPierre warned were pushing background check legislation are 85% of U.S. gun owners.
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Wayne LaPierre Claims That Guns Prevent Rape
Wayne LaPierre has adopted a new strategy to oppose any changes in gun laws that would prevent mass shootings. LaPierre is now claiming that arming women will prevent rapes.
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Wayne LaPierre Gets so Crazy that Even Fox News Calls Out His BS
Wayne LaPierre went so far off the crazy cliff today, that even Fox News had to call out his conspiracy laden BS.
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As Wayne LaPierre Testified Against Gun Control, Another Multiple Shooting Occurred in Phoenix, AZ
While Wayne LaPierre was testifying against gun control in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee at least three people in Phoenix, AZ were victimized in another multiple shooting.
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Giffords/Kelly PAC a Missed Opportunity for Gun Reform
Ya gotta love Gabby Giffords and her remarkable husband Mark Kelly. But on Tuesday they blew it.
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Focusing NRA Fight on Sandy Hook Could Lose the Battle for Sensible Gun Policy
Now we have this universal outpouring of grief and revulsion and we also have a problem. The known facts about the event and the killer himself could mitigate against meaningful changes.
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Tennessee Toddler Dies After Accidentally Shooting Himself
More tragic news. In Tennessee, a toddler shot and killed himself accidentally with his grandfather’s gun.
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The NRA’s Response to Sandy Hook Massacre is to Sell More Guns
NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre’s presser today sounded more like a marketing strategy for the manufacturers on the board of the NRA than a sane policy position.
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NRA Shrugs Off Latest Mass Murder as its Attention is Riveted on Electing Romney
The NRA is front and center again as another mass murder draws attention to the organization and the role of guns in the United States.