Month: January 2024

Second Amendment

NRA chief Wayne LaPierre announces resignation

[ad_1] Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Longtime National Rifle Association chief executive Wayne LaPierre, who built the organization into a political juggernaut that repelled firearm limits even in the face of ceaseless mass shootings, stepped down Friday on the eve of a courtroom battle over allegations that he looted the
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Anarchy in the U.S.A. – The GOP Plays a Dangerous Game With Its Far-Right Fringe

[ad_1] This article is part of a series—At 250, Who Will America Be?—reporting on threats to American democracy as we approach the nation’s Semiquincentennial, on July 4, 2026. ∼ ∼ ∼   WASHINGTON, D.C. — Behind the Waco and the Whitewater hearings lies a concerted effort on the part of Republican right “revolutionar­ies” to make use of
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Nearly 300,000 lives could be saved in the next decade if states followed California’s example on gun laws, study says

[ad_1] By Emma Tucker and Omar Jimenez, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 300,000 lives could be saved from the nation’s wave of gun violence over the next decade if every US state enacted gun control laws like those held by states such as California and New York, according to a new study announced Friday by a gun violence prevention non-profit
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The judicial ruling that would put guns on California playgrounds.

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Longtime NRA leader faces trial in case by New York AG James despite gun rights group decrying political probe

[ad_1] Longtime leader of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, is set to face trial in the corruption case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James after a state court recently rejected the gun advocacy group’s argument that her office’s four-year investigation was politically motivated.   LaPierre, who has been at the helm for
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Wayne LaPierre, longtime NRA leader, faces trial that could end his reign

[ad_1] For decades, Wayne LaPierre, the National Rifle Association’s longtime leader, has been a survivor. He has endured waves of palace intrigue, corruption scandals and embarrassing revelations, including leaked video that captured his inability to shoot an elephant at point-blank range while on a safari. But now, LaPierre, 74, faces his gravest challenge, as a
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