• FILE- In this Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, file photo, National Rifle Association Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), at National Harbor, Md. The National Rifle Association's campaign against former Ohio Gov. Ted Stickland in his race for the Senate is a window into how the influential gun rights group wields its political muscle. A new test of the NRA's clout will play out in the coming months as gun control advocates demand swift action following the Florida school shooting. But the group still counts President Donald Trump and senior congressional Republicans as its allies. Photo: Jacquelyn Martin, AP / Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
Photo: Jacquelyn Martin, AP FILE- In this Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, file photo, National Rifle Association Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), at National Harbor, Md. The National Rifle Association's campaign against former Ohio Gov. Ted Stickland in his race for the Senate is a window into how the influential gun rights group wields its political muscle. A new test of the NRA's clout will play out in the coming months as gun control advocates demand swift action following the Florida school shooting. But the group still counts President Donald Trump and senior congressional Republicans as its allies. less[1] FILE- In this Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, file photo, National Rifle Association Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), at National Harbor, ... more[2] Photo: Jacquelyn Martin, AP FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2016 file photo, Ohio Democratic Senate candidate, former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland introduces Vice President Joe Biden who is campaigning for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the Sinclair Community College Automotive Technology Building in Dayton, Ohio. When Strickland ran for the U.S. Senate, the National Rifle Association unleashed a wave of negative ads that portrayed its one-time ally as a hypocrite interested only in money and power. He lost. The NRA’s anti-Strickland campaign in the battleground state of Ohio is a window into how the influential gun rights group flexes its political muscle at a time when momentum is building for Congress to approve gun-control measures. less[3] FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2016 file photo, Ohio Democratic Senate candidate, former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland introduces Vice President Joe Biden who is campaigning for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary ... more[4] Photo: John Minchillo, AP Ohio race shows how

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