Before, during and after Kyle Busch won Saturday's National Rifle Association 500 in Fort Worth, Tex., there was debate around the organization's sponsorship of the Sprint Cup event. Some critics felt that the NRA's sponsorship of the race brought the ongoing debate on gun control into the sports world...
On Wednesday President Obama announced a series of proposals to address gun violence. The day before, the National Rifle Association, which opposes the president's ideas, released a Web ad that stoked controversy, particularly because the ad focuses on Obama's daughters.
Even some hard-core gun rights advocates say they have a problem with the NRA's recent ad which mentions President Obama's children. See it here on YouTube.
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The National Rifle Association has weighed in on the Newtown tragedy, calling for armed officers in schools and blaming the influence of movies and video games for the shooting. The Associated Press has details here.
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Wayne LaPierre, the executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, read a statement Friday morning in reaction to last week's shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. He called for installing armed guards in schools to prevent future gun violence against students.
In the wake of Friday's shooting in Connecticut, some members of groups like the National Rifle Association are rethinking their positions on gun control. A notable example is West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin; an Associated Press article quotes Manchin as saying, "This is bigger than just about guns," Manchin said...
The National Rifle Association went quiet after last week's shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, and many have been wondering what the gun-advocacy group would have to say. On Tuesday, the NRA released an official statement: