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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNRA 'Anti-Gun' List Includes Boy Bands, Clergy, Celebrities, Ice Cream Company
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/01/nra-anti-gun-policies-list_n_2600096.htmlWASHINGTON -- Boy bands from the '90s, Oscar-winning actresses and the PTA are just some of the hundreds of individuals and organizations on the National Rifle Association's recently updated "National Organizations With Anti-Gun Policies" list. As the nation's largest gun lobby assumes a leading role in the national debate over gun control, the list of individuals and groups, which was published by the NRA in September, underscores a persistent message the NRA sends to members: It's us against them.
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The list is published by the gun lobby's political arm, the NRA Institute for Legislative Action, and while the list's purpose is not explained, it appears to be aimed at helping NRA members know which celebrities and companies they should boycott. The contents cover a wide swath of society, including churches and religious groups, singers like Madonna and Sting, and the Hallmark Cards company.
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NRA 'Anti-Gun' List Includes Boy Bands, Clergy, Celebrities, Ice Cream Company (Original Post)
jpak
Feb 2013
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Initech
(100,087 posts)1. Boys II Men? OK they've truly gone off the deep end here.
FightingIrish
(2,716 posts)2. Facing a list like that it's no wonder they want more firepower.
They probably think it will hurt the opposition. To me, it reads like a ringing endorsement for gun control.
RKP5637
(67,111 posts)3. NRA? Is this an American organization or an enemy of the US? n/t
meow2u3
(24,764 posts)6. Both. They're a domestic enemy
and should be treated as such.
frylock
(34,825 posts)4. i was going to jokingly list some bands from the 60s..
and I see The Temptations are on the list!
sakabatou
(42,163 posts)5. Go home NRA, you're drunk.
Ian Iam
(386 posts)7. NRA Enemy Number One:
Samity!