http://www.mail.com/organizations/128516-national-rifle-association.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/128516-national-rifle-association.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2067846-gun-control-forces-struggle-to-issue-alive.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun control forces are targeting Sens. Kelly Ayotte, Max Baucus and others as they struggle to persuade five senators to switch their votes and revive the rejected effort to expand background checks to more firearms buyers. With Congress back from a weeklong recess, the bottom line remains familiar: Advocates of broadened checks lack the... Tue, 07 May 2013 14:15:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2067846-gun-control-forces-struggle-to-issue-alive.html 2013-05-07T14:15:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2063078-nra-gun-control-advocates-fight.html HOUSTON (AP) — National Rifle Association leaders told members Saturday that the fight against gun control legislation is far from over, with battles yet to come in Congress and next year's midterm elections, but they vowed that none in the organization will ever have to surrender their weapons. Proponents of gun control also asserted that they are in the... Sat, 04 May 2013 23:09:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2063078-nra-gun-control-advocates-fight.html 2013-05-04T23:09:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062418-nras-president-penchant-bold-words.html HOUSTON (AP) — The incoming leader of the National Rifle Association has a long history with the powerful gun rights lobby and a penchant for bold statements that are sure to enflame an already explosive national debate over gun control. James Porter, an Alabama attorney and first vice president of the NRA, assumes the presidency on Monday after the group... Sat, 04 May 2013 06:06:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062418-nras-president-penchant-bold-words.html 2013-05-04T06:06:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061092-nra-official-culture-war-than-gun-rights.html HOUSTON (AP) — The National Rifle Association kicked off its annual convention Friday with a warning to its members they are engaged in a "culture war" that stretches beyond gun rights, further ramping up emotions surrounding the gun control debate. NRA First Vice President James Porter, a Birmingham, Ala., attorney who will assume the organization's pres... Sat, 04 May 2013 00:39:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061092-nra-official-culture-war-than-gun-rights.html 2013-05-04T00:39:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2058982-fresh-victory-nra-holds-convention-houston.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Fresh off a huge victory over President Barack Obama on gun control, the message from the National Rifle Association is clear: The fight has just begun. The powerful gun rights lobby gathers in Houston this weekend for its annual convention and organizers anticipate a rollicking, Texas-sized party — both to celebrate the victory in Wa... Fri, 03 May 2013 11:00:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2058982-fresh-victory-nra-holds-convention-houston.html 2013-05-03T11:00:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2049842-front-gun-background-checks-ballot.html OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — After struggling to sway both state and federal lawmakers, proponents of expanding background checks for gun sales are now exploring whether they will have more success by taking the issue directly to voters. While advocates generally prefer that new gun laws be passed through the legislative process, especially at the national level... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:41:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2049842-front-gun-background-checks-ballot.html 2013-04-28T22:41:59Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2039830-gun-control-fight-spills-to-federal.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington's fight over firearms restrictions isn't limited to Congress. It's also taking place in the halls of science — literally — where gun control advocates and the National Rifle Association differ over the direction federal research on gun violence should take. John Frazer, research director of the NRA's legislative arm, told a co... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:57:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2039830-gun-control-fight-spills-to-federal.html 2013-04-23T22:57:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2037678-suburbs-playing-key-role-gun-legislation.html QUAKERTOWN, Pa. (AP) — In the emotional politics of gun control, the suburbs seem to be emerging as a new sphere of influence. The Senate's defeat last week of firearms restrictions underscored the nation's shifting demographics and a pronounced divide on the gun issue between Americans in rural areas and residents of suburban enclaves, like Quakertown, o... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:35:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2037678-suburbs-playing-key-role-gun-legislation.html 2013-04-22T21:35:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2035442-wva-student-school-odds-nra-t-shirt.html CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia student was charged with causing a disruption at a middle school when he refused to remove a T-shirt that displayed the National Rifle Association's logo and hunting rifle. Jared Marcum, 14, said the shirt did not violate Logan Middle School's dress code policy. "I was surprised. It shocked me that the school didn'... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:19:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2035442-wva-student-school-odds-nra-t-shirt.html 2013-04-21T22:19:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2029532-obama-victims-families-overcome-gun-owners.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Four months ago, President Barack Obama promised a grieving nation he would do everything in his power to change gun laws after 26 students and staff were shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Turns out his power and the impassioned pleas of devastated families were no match for the force of gun rights advocates in Congress and across the nation. ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:06:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2029532-obama-victims-families-overcome-gun-owners.html 2013-04-18T22:06:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2029350-gun-control-what-issue.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The impassioned push for new gun laws, born from the slaughter of schoolchildren, has collided with the marble-hard realities of Congress. Just persuading the Senate to debate tougher laws was considered a high hurdle for gun control advocates. They did it with the aid of Newtown, Conn., families, who brought photos and stories of the sl... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:26:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2029350-gun-control-what-issue.html 2013-04-18T20:26:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2027418-what-gun-control-issue.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The impassioned push for new gun laws, born from the slaughter of schoolchildren, has collided with the marble-hard realities of Congress. Just persuading the Senate to debate tougher laws was considered a high hurdle for gun control advocates. They did it with the aid of Newtown, Conn., families, who brought photos and stories of the sl... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:13:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2027418-what-gun-control-issue.html 2013-04-18T18:13:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2024990-gun-control-loses-expanded-background-checks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades Wednesday, rejecting tighter background checks for buyers and a ban on assault weapons as they spurned pleas from families of victims of last winter's school massacre in Newtown, Conn. "This effort isn'... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 03:57:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2024990-gun-control-loses-expanded-background-checks.html 2013-04-18T03:57:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2018594-close-vote-background-checks-gun-buyers.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan Senate proposal to expand background checks for gun buyers gained the backing of one Republican and the potential support of a second Sunday as sponsors said the vote expected this week was too close to call. The plan would "strengthen the background check system without in any way infringing on Second Amendment rights," Mai... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 02:45:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2018594-close-vote-background-checks-gun-buyers.html 2013-04-15T02:45:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2016564-gun-measures-moderate-senate-dems-bind.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's push for tougher gun measures and expanded background checks has placed several moderate Senate Democrats facing re-election next year in a bind, forcing them to take sides on a deeply personal issue for rural voters. The choice: Either they stick with Obama and gun control advocates — and give an opening to cam... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 23:42:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2016564-gun-measures-moderate-senate-dems-bind.html 2013-04-12T23:42:11Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2016252-nascar-take-closer-sponsorships.html FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — NASCAR might take a closer look at how it approves sponsors after the National Rifle Association became the title sponsor of this weekend's Sprint Cup race at Texas during a national debate over gun rights. NASCAR spokesman David Higdon said NASCAR has no official position on gun rights. "Our fans, racing teams and industry partne... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:05:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2016252-nascar-take-closer-sponsorships.html 2013-04-12T20:05:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2012404-gun-control-bill-clears-hurdle-senate.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress' most serious gun-control effort in years cleared its first hurdle Thursday as the Senate pushed past conservatives' attempted blockade under the teary gaze of families of victims of December's Connecticut school shootings. The bipartisan 68-31 vote rebuffed an effort to keep debate from even starting, giving an early victory — ... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:53:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2012404-gun-control-bill-clears-hurdle-senate.html 2013-04-11T23:53:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2009918-boost-background-checks-senators-compromise.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative senators from both parties announced their support for expanding background checks for gun buyers Wednesday, giving a burst of momentum to advocates of stronger restrictions. But big questions remain about whether President Barack Obama can push significant gun controls through Congress. The compromise between Sens. Joe Manc... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:06:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2009918-boost-background-checks-senators-compromise.html 2013-04-11T01:06:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2007394-senate-showdown-vote-gun-curbs-set-thursday.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate's top Democrat has set Congress' first showdown vote for Thursday on President Barack Obama's gun control drive as a small but mounting number of Republicans appear willing to buck a conservative effort to prevent debate from even beginning. Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada announced his decision Tuesday as the White Hous... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:08:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2007394-senate-showdown-vote-gun-curbs-set-thursday.html 2013-04-10T01:08:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2004574-us-arms-control-advocates-they-guns.html NEW YORK (AP) — Lobbying for gun control in the United States often means proving how much you like firearms. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose state recently passed some of the strictest gun control measures in the country, often reminds people he is a hunter. Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who founded a gun control advocacy group after surviving a guns... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:34:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2004574-us-arms-control-advocates-they-guns.html 2013-04-08T15:34:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1993132-nra-study-suggests-trained-armed-school-staffers.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate gun control debate on the near horizon, a National Rifle Association-sponsored report on Tuesday proposed a program for schools to train selected staffers as armed security officers. The former Republican congressman who headed the study suggested at least one protector with firearms for every school, saying it would speed responses to attacks. ... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:08:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1993132-nra-study-suggests-trained-armed-school-staffers.html 2013-04-02T22:08:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1983900-newtown-gunman-access-to-huge-weapons-cache.html NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — When Adam Lanza walked out of his house for the last time, he left behind firearms and knives and more than 1,600 rounds of ammunition — taking only four guns. They would suffice. He loaded the weapons into his car, drove to Sandy Hook Elementary School, blasted his way into the building and within five minutes fired off 154 shots wi... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:53:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1983900-newtown-gunman-access-to-huge-weapons-cache.html 2013-03-28T22:53:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1985408-obama-shame-us-congress-forgets-newtown.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama pressed Congress on Thursday not to forget the heartbreak of the Newtown elementary school massacre and "get squishy" on tightened gun laws, though some lawmakers in his own Democratic Party remain a tough sell on an approaching Senate vote to expand purchasers' background checks. "Shame on us if we've forgotten," ... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:52:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1985408-obama-shame-us-congress-forgets-newtown.html 2013-03-28T21:52:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1983930-obama-shame-us-newtown-forgotten.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama urged lawmakers Thursday to remember the children gunned down in America and not "get squishy" in the face of powerful forces against gun control legislation, as supporters struggle to win over moderate Democrats before a Senate vote expected next month. Obama, flanked by grim-faced mothers who have lost their chil... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:58:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1983930-obama-shame-us-newtown-forgotten.html 2013-03-28T16:58:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1978502-newtown-residents-upset-nra-robocalls.html NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Some residents of the Connecticut community devastated by December's school shooting said they're outraged over robocalls they've received from the National Rifle Association only three months after a gunman killed 20 first-graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Newtown residents said the automated calls from the ... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:54:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1978502-newtown-residents-upset-nra-robocalls.html 2013-03-25T18:54:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1975806-bloomberg-mayor-group-tout-big-gun-control-push.html NEW YORK (AP) — A new $12 million television ad campaign from Mayors Against Illegal Guns will push senators in key states to back gun control efforts, including comprehensive background checks. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the ad buy Saturday — just days after Senate Democrats touted stronger background checks while acknowledging insuf... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 02:33:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1975806-bloomberg-mayor-group-tout-big-gun-control-push.html 2013-03-24T02:33:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1972096-reid-background-checks-will-senate-gun-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats who vowed a crackdown on guns after the horrific Newtown, Conn., school shooting are touting prospects for Senate passage of expanded federal background checks, even as they acknowledge there isn't enough support to restore a ban on assault-style weapons. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday that a measure likely to ... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:36:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1972096-reid-background-checks-will-senate-gun-bill.html 2013-03-22T14:36:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1957310-conservatives-confident-gun-measures.html OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Conservatives are all but declaring victory on their defense of gun rights, exuding confidence as calls for aggressive controls in the wake of the Newtown elementary school massacre have given way to scaled-back expectations to firearm restrictions in Congress. "They can call me crazy and whatever else they want, but NRA's nearly 5 m... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:55:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1957310-conservatives-confident-gun-measures.html 2013-03-15T20:55:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1948066-senate-panel-approves-gun-background-check.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats gave a boost Tuesday to the pillar of President Barack Obama's plans for reducing gun violence, pushing a bill requiring nearly universal federal background checks for firearms buyers through the Senate Judiciary Committee over solid Republican opposition. The proposal still faces a difficult path through Congress, where GOP la... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:45:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1948066-senate-panel-approves-gun-background-check.html 2013-03-12T21:45:01Z