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July 3, 2025

NRA

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The NRA has a surprising defender in its free speech case before the Supreme Court: the ACLU

December 17, 2023 Philip Marcelo, Associated Press

NEW YORK — In a case of politics making strange bedfellows, the National Rifle Association will be represented by frequent nemesis the American Civil Liberties Union in an appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court. The […]

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N. Carolina House, Senate pass gun rights bills 

February 22, 2023 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — Both sides of the General Assembly approved separate gun rights bills in a flurry of activity on Jones Street last week.  In the NC House, a bill that would allow licensed conceal carry […]

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Burr, Tillis sign on to gun bill framework

June 15, 2022 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s two U.S. Senators – Richard Burr and Thom Tillis – are two of the 10 Republicans who have agreed to a ‘framework’ with Senate Democrats that would enact changes to the nation’s […]

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Governors diverge on gun control, school security efforts

June 3, 2022 David A. Lieb, Associated Press

As the U.S. mourns the victims of its latest mass shooting — 19 elementary school students and two teachers gunned down in Texas — Democratic governors are amplifying their calls for greater restrictions on guns.  […]

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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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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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Gun background checks smash records amid coronavirus fears

April 2, 2020 Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press

Background checks required to buy firearms have spiked to record numbers in the past month, fueled by increased activity from Americans worried about their safety during the coronavirus crisis. According to figures from the FBI, […]

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Over 70 of NC’s 100 counties have passed a Second Amendment resolution

March 11, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH – Three more county commissions have passed resolutions in support of the Second Amendment, bringing the total to 71 as of March 9. Several more are considering similar measures. On March 2, commissioners in […]

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Washington bans anyone under 21 from buying semi-automatic rifles

January 5, 2019 admin

SEATTLE — The State of Washington on Tuesday joined a handful of other states that ban anyone under 21 from buying certain rifles after voters passed a sweeping firearms measure in November that has drawn […]

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10 killed, 10 injured in Texas school shooting

May 18, 2018 Cory Lavalette

SANTA FE, Texas — A male student entered a Texas high school on Friday and shot dead at least 10 people, including fellow pupils, officials said, just three months after a similar massacre in Florida […]

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