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...message to its members this week, the National Rifle Association said, "The NRA initiated and worked closely with Senator Crapo on this letter and appreciates his bipartisan effort.... We have been working for nearly five years to change this policy and applaud the strong Senate support for this policy change expressed in this letter." Among the other Senators whose signatures appear on the letter: Republicans Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina, John McCain of Arizona and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska; and Democrats Tim Johnson of South Dakota, Mark Pryor of Arkansas and Ben Nelson of Nebraska...
...huge shock; in an interview for TIME's current cover story on Bloomberg and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, he was equally dismissive of reds and blues. "I don't see any difference between the parties," he said. "They can't stop pork. They can't stand up to the NRA. They can't work together...
...weapons permits to leave their guns in their cars at work - something many employers now forbid. The bill is moving through the state legislature and, despite the opposition of the influential Texas Association of Business, may pass thanks to support from another major player, the powerful National Rifle Association (NRA). "There are two types of people who carry guns - those who believe in following the law and those who don't," Hegar said. His bill would give workers with long commute times or late-night hours the protection they want, Hegar said...
...Hegar bill is just one arrow in the NRA's quiver in a national campaign that has focused on state legislatures in recent years. The powerful lobby group has found fertile ground in state capitols where rural and conservative legislators often come from both parties. University of Utah officials just lost their battle with the state's legislature over the geographic scope of its concealed carry law - they had sought to ban weapons on campuses, but the state supreme court said they had to comply with the state law, effectively blocking them from banning permitted guns. By contrast, in Kansas...
...NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre laid out the group's mission in a message to members last week as they got ready to gather for their annual convention. "When we gather in St. Louis, we're pushing back. We're pushing for Castle Doctrine laws across the country. We're pushing for legislation that ensures the gun confiscations in New Orleans will never be repeated in this country. We're pushing to protect our rights to protect ourselves, even against anti-gun employers who want to leave you defenseless to and from work," LaPierre wrote in the message. "When we gather...