Tag: NRA

Retired San Francisco police officers, a retired Navy master chief, and other city residents have joined the NRA in a lawsuit against the city’s ban on “high capacity” magazines.  The suit was filed November 20th.  According to The San Francisco

With the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) assassination drawing near, various aspects of his life and presidency are being recounted. Among these, two aspects that are not getting the attention they deserve are his lifetime membership in the

While national news focused on Ken Cuccinelli’s (R) loss to Terry McAuliffe (D) in Virginia’s November 5th elections, NRA-backed VA delegates were literally blowing out delegates backed by NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG). According

On the eve of Virginia’s gubernatorial election, Politico released numbers from “Democratic firm Public Policy Polling” showing that gun control is a winning position for candidate Terry McAuliffe (D). The poll was commissioned by the Center for American Progress Action

Fast food chains and other big restaurant lobbyists are turning their attention to efforts to try to grant amnesty to the 11 million illegal aliens in the country, Breitbart News has learned. In a public statement released post-government shutdown on

The National Restaurant Association (NRA) has been lobbying the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Congress to ensure that grocery and convenience stores are subjected to the same uniform menu labeling regulations that requires restaurants, including franchised chains with 20

Though Robert Sarvis is the announced Libertarian candidate who is reportedly pulling 10 percent of the vote in Virginia’s gubernatorial race, Republican Ken Cuccinelli likely has more to offer libertarians in the state than Sarvis. Libertarian Ron Paul and his

A poll of “800 likely voters in [the Virginia] governor’s race” shows that 51 percent of respondents support the NRA.  Reported by Politico, the poll is seen as good news for pro-gun candidate Ken Cuccinelli (R), and it comes on

Speaking in the final Virginia gubernatorial debate on October 24, Democrat candidate Terry McAuliffe said he doesn’t care “what grade [he] got from the NRA” and that more gun control is necessary. The debate took place at Virginia Tech, and

The momentum in the gun debate has clearly shifted toward gun rights proponents as the NRA continues to stand on the clear language of the Second Amendment.  Whereas 2012 ended with Democrats working their constituents up into an emotional fervor to

In an October report of its September receipts, the National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund (NRA PAC) showed that it spent $466,273 to highlight VA gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe’s (D) war on law-abiding gun owners.  As Breitbart News

Before all the details were in regarding the 7:10 a.m. October 21st shooting in Sparks, Nevada, at least one gun control group was calling for “common sense solutions” and readers on various news sites were blaming the NRA for opposing

D.C. law enforcement representative accuses city’s police chief of unfairly enforcing laws to provide props for anti-gun event.  On October 20, the Children’s Defense Fund will have blacksmiths forge confiscated guns into “garden tools” in a gun control push outside

NRA chief lobbyist Chris Cox recently wrote a column in U.S. News & World Report describing the right to keep and bear arms as the “most fundamental of human rights,” adding that the right to self-defense “is not bestowed on

In a bid to fight against criminal and gang possession of firearms on the street, Illinois state rep. Mike Zalewski (D-21st Dist.) is set to propose legislation that essentially labels all firearm possession outside the home illegal.  This measure–HB 2265–does

With Democrats holding a razor-thin, one-vote advantage in the Colorado Senate, Governor John Hickenlooper (D) is asking outside gun control groups not to get involved in the “looming recall” of state senator Evie Hudak (D-Dist. 19). Democrats hold an 18-17

As Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly were introduced at a gun show in upstate New York over the weekend, the sound of light applause was interrupted with boos. It appears that even after making it clear they plan

With the 2014 election cycle fast approaching, Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly are raising money they can spend supporting gun control in their self-appointed role as the anti-NRA. As Breitbart News reported on October 12th, Giffords and her husband “would