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Entries by Dennis A. Henigan from 05/2012

Why the NRA Wants the Trayvon Martin Case to Go Away

| Posted 05.02.2012 | Politics
Read More: Gun Violence, Shoot First, Stand Your Ground, Florida, National Rifle Association, Concealed Carry, Trayvon Martin, Brady Campaign, Trayvon Martin Shooting, George Zimmerman, Nra, Guns, Politics News

In a real sense, Trayvon Martin's death at the hands of George Zimmerman exposes the mythology of the NRA's core narrative about guns and self-defense.

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The VA Tells the Truth About Guns. The NRA Can't Handle It.

| Posted 05.16.2012 | Politics
Read More: Gun Violence, Department of Veterans Affairs, National Rifle Association, Military, Armed Forces, Veterans Administration, Suicide, Gun Control, Nra, Guns, Defense Department, Veterans, Politics News

The VA has done nothing more than give sound advice based on the best medical and public health knowledge about the risks of guns. For doing so, it now faces the wrath of the gun lobby.

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Some State AGs Would Rather Please the NRA Than Enforce the Law

| Posted 05.25.2012 | Politics
Read More: Montana, Gun Violence, National Rifle Association, George Zimmerman, Mark Begich, State Attorneys General, Trayvon Martin, Concealed Carry, Gun Control, Florida, John Thune, Nra, David Vitter, Guns, Concealed Carry Laws, H.R. 822, Politics News

The letter signed by 23 state Attorneys General in support of the National Rifle Association's bill to nationalize concealed carry of handguns suggests that, for those public officials, pandering to the gun lobby is far more important than doing the job they were sworn to perform.

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