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American gun culture is based on frontier mythology – but ignores how common gun restrictions were in the Old West

In the wake of the Buffalo and Uvalde mass shootings, 70% of Republicans said it is more important to protect gun rights than to control gun violence, while 92% of Democrats and 54% of independents expressed the opposite view. Just weeks after those mass shootings, Republicans and gun rights advocates…

The Conversation

NRA scores policy win at high court in dark time for gun group

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision establishing for the first time a constitutional right to carry a handgun outside the home for self-defense is a bright spot in what’s been a bleak time for the National Rifle Association.

Tribune News Service

Blaming 'evil' for mass violence isn’t as simple as it seems – a philosopher unpacks the paradox in using the word

The word “evil” circulates widely in the wake of terrible public violence. The May 24, 2022, massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is a case in point.

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Robin Abcarian: Good guys with guns stop bad guys with guns? Tell that to the grieving families in Uvalde

Can we finally put to rest the dangerously wrong aphorism that "the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun"?

Los Angeles Times

NRA board reelects LaPierre 54-1 despite scandal

The National Rifle Association’s board of directors reelected its longtime leader Wayne LaPierre in Houston on Monday, despite the group’s deteriorating finances, claims he misused its funds and a challenge from a prominent Texas Republican.

Tribune News Service

Prankster crashes NRA conference and thanks leader Wayne LaPierre for his years of ‘thoughts and prayers’

‘Give your thoughts and your prayers, and your thoughts and your prayers, and your prayers and your thoughts,’ Jason Selvig urged NRA members

The Independent UK

How the right seized the gun narrative

The “God-given right” to self-defense has become a rallying cry in Texas politics

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NRA leader Wayne LaPierre survives confidence vote as group’s board considers his future

Gun lobby group’s chief has been under severe pressure since New York authorities alleged that he and other leaders used millions in funds for personal purposes

The Independent UK

NRA boss skirts no-confidence vote as internal tensions erupt

National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre avoided a no-confidence vote that would have ousted him from the post he’s held for more than 30 years, just days after a school massacre recharged the debate over U.S. gun laws.

Tribune News Service

So where were the "good guys with guns"?

Whatever excuse NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre comes up with now, it can't erase the shocking charade we saw in Uvalde

Salon

As US mourns shootings, NRA in turmoil but influence remains

Nearly 10 years ago, the slaughter of children at Sandy Hook Elementary School looked like it might break through the United States’ political stalemate on guns

The Independent UK

NRA boss recycles post-Sandy Hook lines as he vows to oppose any new gun laws

NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre’s suggestions for stopping future massacres are the same ones he offered after a gunman murdered 27 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School a decade ago

The Independent UK

Caught in a storm of criticism and internal strife, the NRA meets in Houston

This isn't the first time the NRA has held its convention days after a nearby mass shooting. Some politicians and musicians are dropping out, and gun control advocates are preparing protests.

WEKU

NRA goes to Texas to celebrate gun power

Donald Trump and Wayne LaPierre are ready to party and enjoy the fruits of their labor

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Al Jazeera

NRA convention explained: What to know about this year’s meeting

The convention comes after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at a primary school in Uvalde, Texas.

Salon

More guns is the NRA's only answer

Repeated massacres, even of tiny children, automatically evoke calls to put more guns in schools and on the streets

The Independent UK

Who is head of US gun-rights organisation the National Rifle Association?

Executive vice president has been at the helm since the 1990s

Salon

Trump to address NRA after Tex. shooting

Gov. Greg Abbott and Sen. Ted Cruz are scheduled to speak at the event as well

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Reason

Less a Powerhouse Than a Parasite

What happened to the NRA?

The Independent UK

Judge blocks NY's bid to shutter NRA, but lawsuit continues

A judge has rejected an effort by New York’s attorney general to put the National Rifle Association out of business, but will allow her lawsuit accusing top executives of illegally diverting tens of millions of dollars from the powerful gun advocacy organization to proceed

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