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There’s a new top gun advocate in town – and it’s spending more than twice as much as the National Rifle Association to sway the US government on gun laws. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is an American national trade firm that forked out more than $5.4 million on federal lobbying last year. Compare
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First lady Jill Biden speaks to the National Governors Association during an event in the East Room of the White House. File/Associated Press Samantha Young, Tribune News Service California lawmakers are weighing a pitch from the White House for states to toughen gun storage rules as legislation languishes in Congress. Even though many states, including
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Donald Trump is no fool. “No one will lay a finger on your firearms,” if he’s returned to the White House, he told thousands of members of the National Rifle Association in Pennsylvania last month. He assured them he was “the best friend gun owners have ever had in the White House”.  There are more
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SPOKANE – A federal judge today agreed with Attorney General Bob Ferguson and dismissed a challenge to Washington’s new law that ensures gun manufacturers and dealers — like other purveyors of dangerous goods — must take reasonable steps to prevent their products from getting into the wrong hands. U.S. District Court Judge Mary Dimke dismissed
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Did New York State try a kind of backdoor censorship of the National Rifle Association because of its defense of the Second Amendment? The NRA, backed by the American Civil Liberties Union, will be arguing that question at the Supreme Court, after losing in the Second Circuit. The First Amendment dispute comes on the heels
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South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed a bill Thursday permitting concealed and open carry for firearms throughout the state. The so-called “constitutional carry” bill allows individuals who are 18 and above and legally able to own a firearm to carry that firearm either openly or concealed. The bill does not require any registration or training
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UNKNOWN: Mr. Speaker, the president of the United States. [Applause] JOE BIDEN: [Off-mic] [Applause] Tony. [Applause] [Off-mic] Jill. [Applause] Good evening. [Applause] Good evening. If I were smart, I’d go home now. [Laughter] [Applause] Mr. Speaker, Madam Vice President, members of Congress, my fellow Americans, in January 1941, Franklin Roosevelt came to this chamber to
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The transcript below reflects Biden’s prepared remarks. Additions or changes made during Biden’s speech are not included.President Joe Biden delivered the following 2024 State of the Union address Thursday night:The United States CapitolGood evening. Mr. Speaker. Madam Vice President. Members of Congress. My Fellow Americans. In January 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt came to this chamber
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The United States Capitol Good evening.  Mr. Speaker. Madam Vice President. Members of Congress. My Fellow Americans.  In January 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt came to this chamber to speak to the nation.  He said, “I address you at a moment unprecedented in the history of the Union.”  Hitler was on the march. War was raging in Europe.  President Roosevelt’s purpose was to wake up the
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Mr. Speaker. Madam Vice President. Members of Congress. My Fellow Americans. In January 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt came to this chamber to speak to the nation. He said, “I address you at a moment unprecedented in the history of the Union.” Hitler was on the march. War was raging in Europe. President Roosevelt’s purpose was
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The Judiciary Committee heard two more gun-related bills — with 12 hours of slated public testimony — that are part of a suite of legislation brought forward by Legislative Democrats who call the measures sensible and necessary to save lives.  Sen. Peggy Rotundo (D-Androscoggin) introduced a bill that seeks to require a 72-hour waiting period
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Federal funding for research on gun violence has been restricted for nearly two decades. President Obama urged Congress to allocate $10 million for new research after the Newtown school shooting. But House Republicans say they won’t approve it. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s budget still lists zero dollars for research on gun violence
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Advocates for gun safety reforms and gun owners’ rights fill the Maine State House Thursday for public hearings on proposed gun law reforms. Photo by Randy Billings/Staff Writer AUGUSTA — Gun safety activists and gun rights advocates packed the halls of the Maine State House on Thursday afternoon and delivered sometimes emotional testimony about proposals
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FILE – Violent insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump, including one carrying the Gadsden flag, try to break through a police barrier Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) When Christopher Gadsden presented colonial Marines with a flag he designed depicting a coiled rattlesnake over the words “Don’t Tread On
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Wayne LaPierre isn’t having a great year. Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images The National Rifle Association remains a powerful organization that holds sway among millions of voters, inspires loyalty among most Republican politicians, and for liberals, is synonymous with the scourge of gun violence in America. But the organization isn’t what it used
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