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- More states allow people to pack guns so Mr. Noble is doing it. Walker, Sam // Christian Science Monitor;3/9/95, Vol. 87 Issue 71, p1
Reports the demand of the residents of El Paso County Courthouse, Colorado Springs, Colorado, for concealed-weapons permit. Information on the states having liberal permit policies; Mixed reactions of supporters and opposers of the right to possess guns; Role of National Rifle Association;...
- National Rifle Association leaders. MacLachlan, Suzanne; Mutch, David // Christian Science Monitor;6/27/95, Vol. 87 Issue 148, p2
Presents a criticism by the National Rifle Association leaders of the group's increasing numbers and its heavier lobbying against gun-control laws, as reported by New York Times.
- Rapid-fire response to Brady Bill. Colford, Steven W. // Advertising Age;12/6/93, Vol. 64 Issue 51, p1
Reports on public reaction to President Bill Clinton's signing of the Brady Bill on gun control. Warning by leaders of the handgun-control movement; Congratulatory message to members of Handgun Control Inc.; National Rifle Association as the leader to the opposition to the Brady Bill.
- Georgia passes NRA-backed gun bill. // Christian Science Monitor;3/16/95, Vol. 87 Issue 76, p4
Reports on the replacement of the Brady law in Georgia by a new bill approved by a Senate majority and backed by the National Rifle Association. Responses to the new bill; Details on the Brady law.
- Is Gun Control Just About Guns? O'Meara, Kelly Patricia // Insight on the News;01/03/2000, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p22
Offers a look at gun control issues in the United States and examines whether the rights of the National Rifle Association (NRA) are being threatened. Information about the NRA; Argument of the critics of gun regulation and the NRA; Comments by Bill Powers, director of public affairs for the NRA.
- Botched Harris poll gets big play. Kincaid, Cliff // Human Events;7/24/93, Vol. 53 Issue 30, p14
Reports on the reactions of the media on the the results of the polls conducted by Lou Harris on the Brady bill banning hand gun purchases. Editorial in the `Los Angeles Times'; Program of ABC's `Nightline'; CNN's coverage of a National Rifle Association (NRA) spokesman questioning the...
- Lies, damn lies, and the NRA. Confessore, Nicholas // American Prospect;12/06/99, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p23
Focuses on the views of the National Rifle Association with regards to the need to impose more gun control laws in the United States. Association's contention that there will be no need for more gun control laws if the existing ones are effectively enforced; Factors attributing to the decline...
- Democrats offer NRA gun vote to move D.C. Voting Rights Act. Soraghan, Mike // Hill;3/11/2009, Vol. 16 Issue 28, p4
The article reports on the move of the House Democratic leaders in providing a separate vote on legislation to the National Rifle Association that would weaken the gun laws in the District of Columbia.
- "GOD GUNS & GUTS MADE AMERICA FREE" Mitchell, John G. // American Heritage;Feb/Mar1978, Vol. 29 Issue 2, p4
The article reports on The National Rifle Association and the right to bear arms in the United States. The most common mechanical possession in American homes is the gun. Guns come in all kinds and sizes, like rifles, shotguns pistols and revolvers. Several institutions operate in behalf of the...
