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jpak

(41,758 posts)
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 06:39 PM Feb 2013

NRA '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.html

WASHINGTON -- 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 OP
Boys II Men? OK they've truly gone off the deep end here. Initech Feb 2013 #1
Facing a list like that it's no wonder they want more firepower. FightingIrish Feb 2013 #2
NRA? Is this an American organization or an enemy of the US? n/t RKP5637 Feb 2013 #3
Both. They're a domestic enemy meow2u3 Feb 2013 #6
i was going to jokingly list some bands from the 60s.. frylock Feb 2013 #4
Go home NRA, you're drunk. sakabatou Feb 2013 #5
NRA Enemy Number One: Ian Iam Feb 2013 #7

FightingIrish

(2,716 posts)
2. Facing a list like that it's no wonder they want more firepower.
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 06:49 PM
Feb 2013

They probably think it will hurt the opposition. To me, it reads like a ringing endorsement for gun control.

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