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(Reuters) - The National Rifle Association was more deeply involved than previously disclosed in the formation of a movement that encouraged county sheriffs not to enforce some gun-control laws, a U.S. gun-control advocacy group said on Monday, based on public records it obtained. FILE PHOTO: Cibola County Sheriff Tony Mace speaks during the county commission meeting in Grants, New Mexico, U.S., February 28, 2019. REUTERS/Adria Malcolm/File PhotoUnder the so-called Second Amendment sanctuary movement, county sheriffs in at least four states...
Read more: Emails show NRA link to U.S. sheriffs who promoted gun 'sanctuaries'
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Last week, the Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees took up their respective suspense files ahead of the Friday, May 17, fiscal deadline. Some of the more egregious gun bills failed to meet the deadline including the firearm excise tax, vehicle storage and dealer liability insurance bills, while other anti-gun bills continue on.
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It has long been clear to me, as a Constitution nerd, that the NRA-sponsored interpretation of Constitution’s Second Amendment represents a radical departure from anything close to the original purpose of the amendment. A strong new piece has added to my certainty, so I write today to pass it along. Details of that piece, and a link to it, are below, but first some background:
You have only to read the opening words of the Second Amendment – “A well-regulated Militia,...
Read more: Second Amendment’s origins laid out in compelling fashion by Igor Volsky
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A homeowner said someone tried to break into her house for the second time this month -- until she shot at the would-be intruder and scared him away. Channel 2's Alyssa Hyman is in East Point, where police said there have been at least five break-ins in the Heritage Park neighborhood this month.
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Read more: Woman Says Intruder Tried to Break Into Her Home Twice Just Days Apart
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Last week, Governor Janet Mills signed Legislative Document 27, "An Act To Allow the Use of a Crossbow for a Limited Duration during the Archery Season on Deer and the Fall Season on Wild Turkey."
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Read more: Maine: Governor Signs Bill to Expand the Use of Crossbows
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Melissa Joskow / Media Matters
A public feud between the National Rifle Association and its longtime ad firm Ackerman McQueen is escalating, creating a bizarre dynamic in which the ad firm continues its role producing the NRA’s media outlet even as it wages a scorched-earth campaign against the group’s leadership. Supporters of the Ackerman faction are now leaking[1] embarrassing information about NRA CEO and Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre that could threaten his job as well as the NRA’s tax-exempt nonprofit...
Read more: As turmoil within the NRA mounts, NRATV pretends nothing is wrong