The National Rifle Association has apparently begun its previously mentioned initiative to reach minority audiences, announcing that Youtube celebrity and self-described “urban gun enthusiast” Colion Noir will join NRA News. Noir appeared in a short clip posted to the NRA News Youtube channel, expressing the necessity for guns in African-American communities. He tied the battle [...]
NRA Vice President Releases Racially Charged Manifesto
February 15, 2013 | Posted by
The National Rifle Association is doing all that it can to counter the rising gun-control movement. In a recent op-ed published by Daily Caller titled “Stand and Fight,” NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre targets the fears of Americans as a motivator for gun ownership. He suggests that guns are a necessary tool for survival [...]
Obama Seeks to Quiet Gun Skeptics With Shotgun Photo
February 3, 2013 | Posted by
The White House released a photo of President Obama skeet shooting Saturday, in an apparent effort to earn the trust of gun-owning skeptics. Since the president placed gun control at the top of his second-term agenda, he has backed responsible gun owners and hunters, admitting that he too enjoys shooting for sport. The photo released [...]
Obama to Fight Gun Violence With New Laws, Executive Orders
January 15, 2013 | Posted by
During the last press conference of his first term, President Barack Obama promised to push whatever measures he could to prevent the sort of gun violence seen in recent months. The conference was held exactly a month after the shooting in Newtown, Conn., which claimed the lives of 20 children and six adults. Vice President [...]
Gun Sales Break Records Amidst Gun Control Debate
January 14, 2013 | Posted by
As the gun control debate rages in Washington, D.C., Americans are buying guns at record rates, motivated by the possibility of a ban on assault weapons and more restrictions on gun purchases. Gun shows have welcomed enthusiasts in record numbers as well. U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (R-N.Y.) has asked gun retailers to take the initiatives [...]
NRA President Promises to Oppose Assault Weapon Ban
January 13, 2013 | Posted by
National Rifle Association President David Keene says that a proposed assault weapon ban will not have the strength to pass in Congress, and maintained that the organization would oppose any such restrictions.Vice President Joe Biden is set to announce a series of proposals to curb gun violence, prompted by the tragic shootings at Sandy Hook [...]
Biden Says Obama Could Take Executive Action on Gun Control
January 9, 2013 | Posted by
In a strong signal that the Obama administration is serious about instituting new gun control measures, Vice President Joe Biden said today that the president would be using executive action — in addition to pushing legislation in Congress —to make it harder for individuals to commit mass murders with firearms. Sitting beside Attorney General [...]
Obama: Newtown Shooting Was “The Worst Day of My Presidency”
December 31, 2012 | Posted by
President Barack Obama has declared that the worst day of his four year presidency was the day of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting earlier this month. While speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the president expressed his desire to strengthen gun laws and the long term impact the eve t had on him. “I [...]
Philadelphia Mayor: NRA Armed Guard Solution “A Completely Dumbass Idea”
December 27, 2012 | Posted by
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter had some tough words for the National Rifle Association’s proposed solution to school shootings, calling NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre’s appeal for armed guards in every school a “completely dumbass idea.” Nutter appeared on MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports, where he laid into the NRA’s plan. “I guess, you know, out of last [...]
While Most Officials Call NRA Idea ‘Ridiculous,’ AZ Embraces It
December 23, 2012 | Posted by
After the National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre suggested that an armed officer at every school is the way to stop massacres such as the shooting in Newtown,CT, that killed 20 first graders and 7 adults, the reaction of school districts across the country ranged from incredulity to serious consideration—particularly in Arizona—though financial constraints seemed [...]
