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January 21, 2021

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NRA plans to incorporate in Texas

January 20, 2021 Paul J. Weber, Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — The National Rifle Association announced Friday it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will seek to incorporate the nation’s most politically influential gun-rights group in Texas instead of New York, where a […]

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Republican Lauren Boebert wins bitter Colorado House race

November 9, 2020 James Anderson and Thomas Peipert, Associated Press

DENVER — Republican businesswoman Lauren Boebert, a political newcomer and ardent supporter of President Donald Trump, defeated Democrat and former state lawmaker Diane Mitsch in a hard-fought race for a rural Colorado U.S. House seat […]

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Walmart removes guns, ammunition on display at U.S. stores

October 30, 2020 Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Walmart says it has removed ammunition and firearms from displays at its U.S. stores, citing “civil unrest” in some areas. The nation’s largest retailer, based in Bentonville, Arkansas, sells firearms in about […]

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Protest of Wake Sheriff over continued pistol permit delays is canceled

September 24, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A protest over lengthy continued delays in the processing of pistol permits in Wake County planned for the weekend by gun-rights advocacy group has been canceled. Grassroots NC (GRNC), a leading non-profit advocacy […]

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Firearm sales skyrocket amid social unrest

September 9, 2020 Brooke Conrad, North State Journal

FUQUAY-VARINA — Lee Edmark owned a gun for 25 years but never used it. He gave it away to a friend six months ago. But in March, economic shutdowns set in, followed by a summer […]

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9th Circuit ends California ban on high-capacity magazines

August 15, 2020 Don Thompson, Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday threw out California’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, saying the law violates the U.S. Constitution’s protection of the right […]

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Air traffic is down, gun seizures up at US airports

August 11, 2020 David Koenig, Associated Press

DALLAS — With air traffic nearing a five-month high, airport security is finding guns in passenger carry-on bags at three times the rate recorded before the pandemic. And 80% of the guns are loaded. The […]

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New York attorney general seeks to dissolve NRA

August 6, 2020 Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister and Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press

NEW YORK — New York’s attorney general sued the National Rifle Association on Thursday, seeking to put the nation’s oldest civil rights organization out of business over claims that top executives illegally diverted tens of […]

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Background checks, a metric for gun sales, hit all-time high

July 3, 2020 Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press

Historic numbers of background checks to purchase or possess a firearm were done in June, a trend in a year marked by uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic, a subsequent economic recession, protests over racial injustice […]

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Florida sheriff: I’ll deputize gun owners if violent protests erupt

July 2, 2020 The Associated Press

GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. — A Florida sheriff says he will deputize every gun owner in his county to put down any violent protests his deputies can’t handle alone. Clay County sheriff Darryl Daniels gave […]

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