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    The National Rifle Association's annual meeting in 2019 in Indiana. The NRA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Friday, saying it aims to reincorporate as a nonprofit in Texas and leave New York, where the state has filed a fraud suit against it.
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    NRA Files For Bankruptcy Amid Fraud Suit In New York

    Jan 15, 2021
    The NRA aims to relocate to Texas, away from the "corrupt political ... environment" of New York. The state's attorney general says officials diverted millions of dollars to their personal expenses.
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    Law
    Friday's ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rolls back California's ban on the sale of ammunition magazines containing more than 10 bullets.
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    Federal Appeals Court Throws Out California Ban On Large-Capacity Gun Magazines

    Aug 14, 2020
    The court on Friday rules that the state's "near-categorical ban of [the magazines] infringes on the fundamental right to self-defense." The decision is a blow to gun control activists.
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    Remington Gun-Maker Files For Bankruptcy Protection For 2nd Time Since 2018

    Jul 28, 2020
    The company, which has been making guns in the U.S. since 1816, filed for Chapter 11 protection in federal court in Alabama as it seeks to restructure amid ongoing legal and financial challenges.
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    Gov. Ralph Northam, seen last month, was wrong to close gun ranges in response to the spread of the coronavirus, a state court ruled Monday.
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    Virginia Gun Range Can Reopen — Governor Overstepped His Authority, Judge Rules

    Apr 27, 2020
    Gov. Ralph Northam's order included indoor gun ranges among the businesses temporarily closed to stop the spread of the coronavirus. A judge ruled that the governor had overstepped his authority.
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    Gov. Ralph Northam said state intelligence analysts have identified threats and rhetoric online that mirror the chatter they were picking up around the time of the deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville in 2017.
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    Virginia Governor Declares State Of Emergency Ahead Of Gun Rights Rally

    Jan 15, 2020
    Gov. Ralph Northam said that "there are groups with malicious plans" and raised concerns about a reprise of the white supremacist violence in Charlottesville in 2017.
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    The United States Concealed Carry Association is based in Wisconsin. The organization was created 17 years ago and has more than 300,000 members.
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    The U.S. Concealed Carry Association Woos NRA Members With A Focus On Family

    Dec 13, 2019
    The U.S. Concealed Carry Association is trying to reach 1 million members by using a different message from that of the NRA. Instead of "from my cold, dead hands," USCCA uses "protect the family."
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    Law
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says federal laws that allow foreign nationals to buy guns in the U.S. should be reviewed after a Saudi gunman carried out a mass shooting in Pensacola, Fla. DeSantis says, "The Second Amendment is so that we the American people
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    Saudi Gunman Legally Purchased Pistol Used In Pensacola Air Station Attack

    Dec 09, 2019
    Calling for a review of federal gun laws, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says, "The Second Amendment is so that we the American people can keep and bear arms. It does not apply to Saudi Arabians."
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    2020 Candidate Conversations: Off Script
    Presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke talks to NPR Host Michel Martin and voters Ruben Sandoval and Connie Martinez.
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    VIDEO: Beto O'Rourke Wants To Ban, Confiscate Some Guns. Texas Voters Want Details

    Oct 09, 2019
    O'Rourke wants to ban and buy back assault-style weapons. Two undecided voters who like the idea asked him how it would work as part of NPR's Off Script series, where voters question candidates.
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    Seventeen states and the District of Columbia have passed red flag laws.
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    In Vermont, A Case Of One Man Whose Gun Was Seized Under Red Flag Law

    Aug 22, 2019
    While the political focus may be on mass shootings, states are far more often using red flag laws to prevent cases of individual gun violence, including suicide.
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    Politics
    Oliver North speaks at the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Friday.
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    As NRA Leadership Fight Spills Into Public, N.Y. Attorney General Opens Investigation

    Apr 27, 2019
    Attorney General Letitia James' announcement came shortly after the president of the gun rights group, Oliver North, said he would not seek a second term.
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    WATCH: In A Post-Parkland America, Teens Talk About Gun Culture

    Feb 07, 2019
    Last spring, NPR traveled across the country to speak with teenagers about their many different relationships with guns.
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    Cody Wilson, owner of Defense Distributed, holds a 3D printed gun called the "Liberator" in his factory in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 1.
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    Federal Judge Extends Order Blocking 3D Gun Blueprints From Internet

    Aug 27, 2018
    Defense Distributed can't publish its DIY gun designs online until a court case between the states and the federal government is resolved. But the designs are already circulating.
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    The National Rifle Association, which held its annual meeting in Dallas in May, has filed a lawsuit against New York state officials claiming they are pressuring financial institutions to stop doing business with the organization.
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    NRA Says It Faces A Financial Crisis In Lawsuit Against New York State Officials

    Aug 04, 2018
    The National Rifle Association says insurance companies are backing away from the organization, threatening its ability to operate.
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    The Two-Way
    Kathy Renbarger's service dog sits at her feet during a pro-gun rally at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City on Monday.
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    In A One-Two Punch, Oklahoma Governor Angers LGBTQ and Guns Rights Activists

    May 12, 2018
    Gov. Mary Fallin vetoed a bill allowing adults to carry firearms without a license. She signed a bill to let private agencies deny placing a child for adoption based on religious beliefs.
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    "After three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, I know first hand what it is like to have my gun be the only thing between life and death," says former Georgia state Sen. Hunter Hill in his ad running for governor.
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    After Parkland, Some Republicans Try To Outdo Each Other On Gun Rights In Primaries

    May 08, 2018
    One campaign ad in Georgia, in which the candidate for governor points a gun at a young man, has spurred national outrage. Clinging to gun rights has been a strategy in some GOP primary races.
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    The Two-Way
    High school students in Columbia Falls, Mont., walked out of class to show their support of the Second Amendment on Wednesday.
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    Students Held Another School Walkout, This Time For Gun Rights

    May 03, 2018
    A high school senior had called for the nationwide demonstration that took place Wednesday. "These Parkland high school students do not speak for my generation," he wrote in an op-ed.
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    Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens said the Second Amendment is "a relic" and should be repealed.
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    Retired Supreme Court Justice Stevens Calls For Repeal Of Second Amendment

    Mar 27, 2018
    Stevens says that getting rid of the "relic of the 18th century" would weaken the NRA. The opinion goes further than most gun control advocates.
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    Repeal The Second Amendment? That's Not So Simple. Here's What It Would Take

    Mar 01, 2018
    The Founding Fathers were willing to be edited, it seems, but they did not want it to be easy. So they made the amending process a steep uphill climb, requiring a clear national consensus to succeed.
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    Kyle Schmitt (left), 22, vice president of Students for the Second Amendment at the University of Delaware, and Owen Uber, 20, participate in a discussion on the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., that left 17 people dead
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    Millennials Are No More Liberal On Gun Control Than Elders, Polls Show

    Feb 24, 2018
    Polling suggests millennials are more liberal than earlier generations on many social issues except gun laws. Pollsters say they can't explain this anomaly. Some millennials are surprised by it, too.
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    The Two-Way
    The U.S. Supreme Court is shown on Dec. 4, 2017, in Washington, D.C. The court, continuing a years-long pattern, has declined to hear a constitutional challenge to a state gun law.
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    Supreme Court Won't Hear Challenge To California's Gun Laws

    Feb 20, 2018
    The court, continuing a pattern of nonintervention, has turned away a constitutional challenge to a 10-day waiting period for gun purchases. Conservative Justice Clarence Thomas angrily dissented.
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    Politics
    President Trump, accompanied by first lady Melania Trump and Dr. Igor Nichiporenko, speaks to reporters while visiting medical staff at Broward Health North in Pompano Beach, Fla., on Friday.
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    Trump Supports Improving Background Checks, But Will That Mean Action?

    Feb 19, 2018
    The president is meeting with students and teachers about school safety this week. The White House says he supports improving background checks, but the issue has languished after past shootings.
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    National
    Duck and goose callers for sale at the NRA's Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, Pa.
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    2 Trade Shows, 2 Portraits Of The American Conservation Movement

    Feb 08, 2018
    Major outdoor shows in Colorado and Pennsylvania put a complex and divided American conservation movement on full display. But some see shared values beneath frequently political exteriors.
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    U.S.
    Carol Bundy, wife of jailed Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, maintains her husband is a political prisoner and did nothing wrong.
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    Militia Defendant Wants Cliven Bundy Trial Postponed After Las Vegas Massacre

    Oct 06, 2017
    One of the defendants in the case of the 2014 armed standoff at Bundy's Nevada ranch has filed a motion to delay the trial following Sunday's tragedy in Las Vegas.
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    U.S.
    Clayton Violand says he was the only student to walk out of his French class in Norris Hall physically unharmed.
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    The Uninjured Victims Of The Virginia Tech Shootings

    Apr 14, 2017
    Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of the deadliest campus shooting in U.S. history, which killed 32 people and wounded many others. Those who survived with no injuries carry emotional scars.
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    Politics
    President-elect Donald Trump points to his supporters during his "Thank You" rally earlier this month in North Carolina.
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    11 Times Donald Trump Looked Like He Was Done For

    Dec 28, 2016
    Many things Trump did seemed like a death knell — mocking a disabled reporter, disparaging a Gold Star family, bragging about his manhood and groping women, on tape. None of it mattered.

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