Month: November 2021

[ad_1] https://sputniknews.com/20211110/deep-s-nra-secret-tapes-revealing-groups-post-columbine-strategy-leaked-after-two-decades-1090628270.html ‘Deep S***’: NRA ‘Secret Tapes’ Revealing Group’s Post-Columbine Strategy Leaked After Two Decades ‘Deep S***’: NRA ‘Secret Tapes’ Revealing Group’s Post-Columbine Strategy Leaked After Two Decades The 1999 mass shooting at Columbine High School – one of the deadliest in US history – prompted a lot of criticism of gun rights advocates, including
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[ad_1] On Tuesday, NPR revealed new tapes of a meeting of National Rifle Association executives in the wake of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting — and their political calculus for surviving public anger and continuing to push pro-gun policies. “‘Everything we do here has a downside,’ NRA official Kayne Robinson says on the tapes,”
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[ad_1] On CNN Tuesday, conservative commentator S.E. Cupp criticized the Republican Party for ignoring the video tweeted out by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) depicting him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). “Gosar … posted this video meme, which he tweeted, of him killing Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a cartoon anime thing where he superimposed his face and
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[ad_1] Protesters converge on Breonna Taylor’s hometown Hundreds of armed, predominantly Black, activists demanded justice for Breonna Taylor during demonstrations Saturday in her Kentucky hometown that drew counter-protesters from a white militia group. (July 25) AP In the spring of 1967, twelve Black men toting loaded rifles marched into the California state Capitol to make a
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[ad_1] For years, the National Rifle Association has abetted death and mayhem on America’s streets, empowered by its iron grip on the Republican Party. A new lawsuit alleges an unlawful component of that dark symbiotic relationship. It claims the NRA has circumvented campaign finance laws to illegally funnel tens of millions of dollars in campaign
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[ad_1] For years, the National Rifle Association has abetted death and mayhem on America’s streets, empowered by its iron grip on the Republican Party. A new lawsuit alleges an unlawful component of that dark symbiotic relationship. It claims the NRA has circumvented campaign finance laws to illegally funnel tens of millions of dollars in campaign
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[ad_1] A lawsuit filed against U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale and the National Rifle Association lays out an elaborate scheme through which the political arm of the gun group allegedly provided the Montana Republican nearly $400,000 in illegal, in-kind contributions in 2018. Giffords, a non-profit gun-control group founded by former Democratic U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, accuses
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[ad_1] This story originally published online at N.C. Policy Watch. The Giffords gun safety organization has sued the National Rifle Association and the campaigns of U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley and U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale, alleging the gun rights group used shell corporations to improperly aid the Republican lawmakers in 2018. Two NRA affiliates made up to $35
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[ad_1] With Daniel Lippman DEFI GROUP LOBBIES UP: An industry advocacy group looking to shape the debate in Washington surrounding decentralized finance, or DeFi, policies has hired four lobbying firms as it looks to gain a foothold in D.C., with lawmakers and regulators signaling growing concern about the technology. The DeFi Education Fund, which formed
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[ad_1] NY Times: Mark Glaze, Influential Gun Control Advocate, Dies at 51 As the executive director of Everytown for Gun Safety, he took on the National Rifle Association and helped make gun violence a winning issue. x Biden key selling points on infrastructure bill: — Millions of union jobs— Transform transportation system— Biggest roads/bridges investment in
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[ad_1] As legacy press outlets have lost much of their ability to manipulate public opinion, these institutions have resorted to increasingly desperate tactics to shape public discourse. Enter tattletale “journalism.” This genre of article consists of identifying something that offends the delicate sensibilities of the prestige press and the elites they cater to and then
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[ad_1] In early 2020, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his so-called “assault weapon” ban along with a temporary amnesty period that allows the owners of newly-banned firearms to possess their property without incurring criminal liability. Canadians affected by these Orders-in-Council were advised they would have the option of “complying through grandfathering” or surrendering the
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[ad_1] It seems like we will continue writing pieces on David Chipman—Joe Biden’s failed nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)—on a regular basis. Not because we like to gloat (although that can be fun), but because Chipman keeps making public statements that further emphasize he was always supremely unqualified
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[ad_1] The ad was another example of the tension between the NRA’s messaging strategists at Ackerman McQueen, and the Institute for Legislative Action (ILA), the NRA’s lobbying arm. While the lobbyists were on the Hill trying to make deals, Ack-Mac and NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre were cooking up this divisive advertisement. Good for the base,
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[ad_1] The newly elected Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin is a reasonably moderate Republican by today’s standards. He believes that Biden is the legitimate President, he spoke out against the Texas abortion bill, he isn’t endorsed by the National Rifle Association and he’s a supporter of the COVID-19 vaccine. But where Glenn Youngkin falls back into
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