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The second of at least two gun rights groups submitted a letter Tuesday to the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in opposition to a proposed ban[1] on bump stocks.
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Gun Owners Foundation[2] and Gun Owners of America[3] filed petitions with the agency, making points toward the continued legality of the apparatus which allows a semi-automatic rifle to rapidly fire. The associations’ submissions are in response to the ATF’s Notice- Details
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Less than six months ago a tragic event shook the United States and caused uncertainty and grief for Americans across the country. “The fatal shooting in October 2017 at a Las Vegas music festival, which killed 58 concertgoers and injured hundreds more, is the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history” (opensecrets). As sad as it may seem, such horrific events are not nearly as uncommon as- Details
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ATLANTA (AP) — Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North’s appointment as the next president of the National Rifle Association gives some star power to the gun lobby but also inspires disdain by gun-control advocates who call it a tone-deaf move that shows an unwillingness to find solutions to gun violence.
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North, long a popular speaker before the NRA and other conservative groups, is being appointed at a time when the nation is roiled in debate about gun lawsRead more: Iran-Contra figure Oliver North named president of the NRA
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A gun enthusiast looks at a shotgun during the annual National Rifle Association (NRA) convention in Dallas, Texas, U.S., May 5, 2018. Lucas Jackson/Reuters
The following is an excerpt from 'Arms: The Culture and Credo of the Gun'[1] by A.J. Somerset:
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I like guns. That's a difficult admission, as if confessing to some kind of perversion, though it ought not to be. People like all kinds