http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/nra/ en-us Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:43:34 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2103272/posts The National Rifle Association is airing ads in Fargo-Moorhead attacking Barack Obama’s positions on gun control at the same time John McCain’s campaign is touting his support for the right to bear arms. A theme of the NRA’s ads is to accuse Obama, who has proclaimed his support for the constitutional right to bear arms, of votes or statements that contradict his stated broad support for gun ownership. Andrew Arulanandam, the NRA’s director of public affairs, said Wednesday the ads are aimed at showing that Obama’s record is one of “lip service” for gun rights that is hollow in light... The Forum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2103272/posts#comment Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:43:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102854/posts It’s time for gun owners to take a closer look at just where Barack Obama stands on issues related to the Second Amendment. To that end, NRA-PVF has designed a new, comprehensive, and very informative Web site - GunBanObama.com - to serve as a resource for the facts on Barack Obama’s Second Amendment stance. Gun Ban NoBama.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102854/posts#comment Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:51:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102405/posts This week the McCain-Palin team raked in a bonanza of endorsements. According to conventional wisdom endorsements don't matter that much in politics, but at least one of the multiple nods announced over the past two days for the GOP's ticket could make a big difference. NRA-PVF, the National Rifle Association's Political Victory Fund, put the gun rights organization's stamp of approval on the Republican Party's presidential and vice presidential candidates, and that endorsement carries a load of clout. NRA doesn't always made a presidential endorsement in an election year, and it has not been overly enthusiastic about McCain. Jim Geraghty... redstate.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102405/posts#comment Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:10:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101952/posts WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Rifle Association is turning to Hillary Rodham Clinton to bolster its criticism of Barack Obama's positions on gun issues. The NRA's Political Victory Fund planned a national newspaper ad Thursday reviving a Clinton mailing that accused Obama of waffling on gun issues. Clinton's campaign sent the mailing when the New York senator was challenging Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination. It accuses Obama of changing his statements on gun issues to try to fit the audience he was addressing. "Hillary was right: You can't trust Obama with your guns," says the NRA political action committee's... ksl.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101952/posts#comment Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:37:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101883/posts WASHINGTON — The National Rifle Association is endorsing Republican presidential nominee John McCain despite differences with the Arizona senator on gun-show rules and campaign finance restrictions. NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre and the chairman of the NRA's political action committee planned stops Thursday in Pennsylvania, Missouri, Colorado and Nevada to talk about the move. LaPierre said the two agree on many issues important to the group. "He's cast more than 60 votes in the Senate in support of the Second Amendment," LaPierre said. The NRA's Political Victory Fund has spent more than $2.3 million opposing Democratic nominee Barack Obama.... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101883/posts#comment Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:07:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101585/posts The National Rifle Association is endorsing Republican presidential nominee John McCain despite differences with the Arizona senator on gun-show rules and campaign finance restrictions. NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre and the chairman of the NRA's political action committee planned stops Thursday in Pennsylvania, Missouri, Colorado and Nevada to talk about the move. LaPierre said the two agree on many issues important to the group. "He's cast more than 60 votes in the Senate in support of the Second Amendment," LaPierre said. The NRA's Political Victory Fund has spent more than $2.3 million opposing Democratic nominee Barack Obama. The chairman... KRON-TV 4 /The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101585/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 19:04:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101628/posts Click here to watch "Texas Law Enforcement Officer." The National Rifle Association is intensifying it's anti-Barack Obama media campaign, launching an additional TV spot -- including a Spanish-language version -- in several news battleground states. But the Illinois senator is defending his position on gun control and using other strategies to try to reach out to a segment of the population targeted by the NRA: rural voters. The NRA has already spent several million dollars running ads in Colorada, New Mexico and Pennsylvania, but the group is now moving into media markets in Florida, Ohio and Virginia with a... nationaljournal.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101628/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 20:01:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101428/posts People may have expected this, but my understanding is that the NRA's endorsement of John McCain wasn't a guaranteed outcome, because of the NRA's past disagreements with McCain about campaign finance reform and his support for a gun show restriction bill he cosponsored with Joe Lieberman.... click on link National Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101428/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 16:08:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2101357/posts The NRA endorsed McCain/Palin today (no kidding), and in honor of the event, ran a full page ad in USA Today. They beat Obama over the head with a copy of a Hillary mailer questioning Obama's position on guns. She won the votes of those white, blue-collar bitter-clingers in rural areas, and the NRA thinks it can pull them over to McCain's side with this ad. The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2101357/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 14:34:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101312/posts The National Rifle Association is endorsing Republican presidential nominee John McCain despite differences with the Arizona senator on gun-show rules and campaign finance restrictions. NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre and the chairman of the NRA's political action committee planned stops Thursday in Pennsylvania, Missouri, Colorado and Nevada to talk about the move. LaPierre said the two agree on many issues important to the group. "He's cast more than 60 votes in the Senate in support of the Second Amendment," LaPierre said. The NRA's Political Victory Fund has spent more than $2.3 million opposing Democratic nominee Barack Obama. The chairman... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101312/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 13:40:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101179/posts WASHINGTON -- The National Rifle Association is turning to Hillary Rodham Clinton to bolster its criticism of Barack Obama's positions on gun issues. The NRA's Political Victory Fund planned a national newspaper ad Thursday reviving a Clinton mailing that accused Obama of waffling on gun issues. Clinton's campaign sent the mailing when the New York senator was challenging Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination. It accuses Obama of changing his statements on gun issues to try to fit the audience he was addressing. "Hillary was right: You can't trust Obama with your guns," says the NRA political action committee's ad,... Foxnews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101179/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 09:28:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101159/posts WRVA VA DOES MARK WARNER'S COMMENTS FROM SEVERAL YEARS AGO CHANGE YOUR MIND IN THE SENATE RACE? Yes. It's his "macaca" moment. 24.09 % No. It was years ago and it's old news. 10.22 % No. And Warner's right. 5.84 % http://www.wrva.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101159/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 07:47:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2100954/posts Conservative-friendly media better get ready. Should Barack Obama win the presidency and the Democrats control Congress, as now seems likely, they will launch a full-scale war to drive critics — especially on political talk radio — right out of legitimate public debate. Signs of what the new environment will be like for the right are already evident: • When the National Rifle Association recently released television and radio ads in Pennsylvania targeting Obama's history of anti-gun votes, the Obama campaign's general counsel fired off bullying letters to stations that ran the spots, implying that they may have violated public-interest obligations.... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2100954/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 00:50:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2100905/posts NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The National Rifle Association and the city of New Orleans have agreed to settle a lawsuit over the seizure of firearms by police officers in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. A court filing Tuesday says the NRA and Second Amendment Foundation will drop the case if the city follows a plan for returning guns to owners who had them confiscated by police after the 2005 hurricane. NOLA.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2100905/posts#comment Wed, 8 Oct 2008 23:57:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2100449/posts The National Rifle Association has endorsed New Mexico congressional candidate Ed Tinsley. Tinsley is vying for the seat being vacated by Congressman Steve Pearce, who is running for the U.S. Senate. The Republican candidate is running against Hobbs businessman Harry Teague. The National Rifle Association awarded Tinsley an A rating, which means the candidate is solidly pro-gun. The A rating is usually reserved for incumbents. Teague received an A-Q rating, which means his rating is based solely on a questionnaire. The Tinsley campaign recently criticized Teague's position on the second amendment, citing an Albuquerque Journal interview where the Democrat was... http://www.publicbroadcasting.net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2100449/posts#comment Wed, 8 Oct 2008 14:45:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099999/posts With Virginia as a battleground state in the 2008 election and given Democrat Barack Obama's damaging gaffe earlier this year about rural voters clinging "to guns or religion", a new gaffe by another Democrat should be worthy of media attention. It remains to be seen if the mainstream media will even notice. (h/t Reformed Chicks Blabbing) Running to fill the seat being vacated by retiring Republican John Warner, former Gov. Mark Warner (no relation) has a healthy lead in recent polls and the admiration of a pliant media. Yet an audio recording of Warner at a Democratic Party gathering caught... http://newsbusters.org/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099999/posts#comment Tue, 7 Oct 2008 23:52:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099734/posts The Post's Sept. 24 "Fact Checker" on NRA advertisements about Sen. Barack Obama's gun record itself disregarded the facts ["NRA Ads Are Off Target About Obama and Guns"]. The Post claimed that Mr. Obama only wanted to tax "certain types" of guns in 1999. But the sentence in the 1999 article cited in the ad said, "Obama is also seeking to increase the federal taxes by 500 percent on the sale of . . . ammunition . . . ." The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099734/posts#comment Tue, 7 Oct 2008 18:03:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2099273/posts THE FACTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES: Obama voted to ban hundreds of rifles and shotguns commonly used for hunting and sport shooting Illinois Senate, SB 1195, 3/13/03 Obama endorsed a ban on all handguns Independent Voters of Illinois/Independent Precinct Organization general candidate questionnaire, 9/9/96 Politico, 03/31/08. Obama voted to allow the prosecution of people who use a firearm for self-defense in their homes Illinois Senate, S.B. 2165, vote 20, 3/25/04 Obama supported increasing taxes on firearms and ammunition by 500 percent Chicago Defender, 12/13/99 Obama voted to ban almost all rifle ammunition commonly used for hunting and sport shooting United States... National Rifle Association http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2099273/posts#comment Tue, 7 Oct 2008 03:28:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098853/posts The National Rifle Assn. is about to turn up the volume on its campaign against Barack Obama, airing more ads taking him to task over his gun record. Starting as early as Sunday, the NRA will be airing a new batch of spots in more battleground states, such as Ohio, Virginia and Florida. As colleague Noam Levey reported back in June, some say the NRA is losing sway. But Democrats, who generally favor restrictions on guns, still shy away from the issue, particularly in must-win swing states. The NRA already is up with spots in Colorado, New Mexico and Pennsylvania.... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098853/posts#comment Mon, 6 Oct 2008 18:50:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098646/posts The NRA is going up with its second wave of advertising against Obama, focused in Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Minnesota and Michigan. One television ad, which will also air in Spanish, features a former Texas police officer tying gun issues to illegal immigration, saying: “Families should be able to defend themselves against rapists, drug dealers and other criminals illegally crossing our border.” It’s unclear how widely this spot will air, but it’s supposed to go up on TV and radio today. The NRA claims that it will spend "8 figures" on broadcast advertising this cycle. politico.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098646/posts#comment Mon, 6 Oct 2008 14:38:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2095623/posts When Republicans attacked Sen. Barack Obama's lack of executive experience, the Democratic presidential nominee, who as a onetime community organizer had only run a few voter drives and job training programs in Chicago, countered that overseeing his presidential campaign, an operation with a singular focus getting him elected a budget of hundreds of millions of dollars and almost too many employees to count, qualified as executive experience. Voters should take notice. If how candidate Obama runs his campaign is an indicator as to how a President Obama would run the government, then look out. Last week, in the all-important swing... TheCabin.net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2095623/posts#comment Thu, 2 Oct 2008 11:00:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2095321/posts Jones, Obama dare Pate to bring gun bill to floor With the next election not too far away and given the current anti-violence climate, Senate Democratic Leader Emil Jones and Senator Barack Obama (D-16th) have dared Senate President James "Pate" Philip to release a "sensible" Gun Reform Bill. The reform package calls for gun registration and calls for owners to list all weapons they have in their homes. But Jones said if Philip allows the bill out of committee he believes the votes are there and that if the speaker continues to drag his feet on this legislation he'll feel... PROQUEST NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2095321/posts#comment Wed, 1 Oct 2008 23:38:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2094894/posts Video from NRA by a US Soldier. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hvhZgUhpCE youtube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2094894/posts#comment Wed, 1 Oct 2008 15:27:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2094725/posts Rome wasn’t built in a day; it didn’t it collapse that suddenly, either. War, famine, and disease all played their roles, but poisoning of the governing elite also contributed. Unsuspecting Romans were killed not by hemlock or cyanide, but by chronic exposure to elemental lead. This heavy metal, used for its malleability and resistance to corrosion, is a toxin, not beneficial in any amount. Lead poisons by mimicking other biologically important metals, binding to enzymes and interfering with key body functions. A single high dose of lead can be lethal; sub-lethal quantities affect neurological, gastrointestinal and renal functioning. Rocky Mountain News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2094725/posts#comment Wed, 1 Oct 2008 11:20:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2094232/posts A local television station's coverage of a Missouri campaign "truth squad" working on behalf of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has touched off a national Internet frenzy. < snip > What has prompted all the furor is that several members of Obama's "truth squad" in Missouri are prosecutors or members of law enforcement. They include St. Louis Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce, Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer and St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch. All are Democrats. Joyce and McCulloch are featured in a KMOV report by John Mills, in which both say their aim was to refute any false... St. Louis Post-Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2094232/posts#comment Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:04:59 GMT