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Statement from the National Rifle Association of America In Response to President Obama`s Gun Control Proposals

Attacking firearms and ignoring children is not a solution to the crisis we face as a nation.

(FAIRFAX, VA) - Throughout its history, the National Rifle Association has led efforts to promote safety and responsible gun ownership. Keeping our children and society safe remains our top priority.

The NRA will continue to focus on keeping our children safe and securing our schools, fixing our broken mental health system, and prosecuting violent criminals to the fullest extent of the law.

Remarks by the President and the Vice President on Gun Violence

"...we have a moral obligation -- a moral obligation -- to do everything in our power to diminish the prospect that something like this could happen again" - Joe Biden

(WASHINGTON DC) - THE VICE PRESIDENT: Before I begin today, let me say to the families of the innocents who were murdered 33 days ago, our heart goes out to you. And you show incredible courage -- incredible courage -- being here.

And the President and I are going to do everything in our power to honor the memory of your children and your wives with the work we take up here today.

Gun Violence Isn`t a 21st Century Phenomenon

People get amnesia and forget that gun violence is in the very fabric of the existence of this country.

(OKINAWA) - The spokesman for the NRA tried desperately to make the case.

He says the nation's gun problems can be solved by more people arming themselves.

2nd Amendment Right To Bear Arms Or Not

If gun control is implemented it will make easier every crime...

(CLEVELAND) - There is a move in this country to keep guns out of schools, and yet our Founding Fathers found it to be a rightful tool.

The Pledge of Allegiance is removed which instilled pride, we banned the bible but sexuality, students need not hide?

Statement From the National Rifle Association of America Regarding White House Task Force Meeting

NRA says Obama Administration is pushing failed solutions.

(FAIRFAX, VA) - The National Rifle Association of America is made up of over 4 million moms and dads, daughters and sons.

They are involved in the national conversation about how to prevent a tragedy like Newtown from ever happening again.

Vice President Biden Meets with Groups to Discuss Violence Prevention

Later this month, the Vice President will present his recommendations to the President, who will then announce a concrete package of proposals he intends to pursue without delay.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Right now, Vice President Biden is leading an effort to develop a new set of policies to reduce gun violence and prevent tragedies like the shooting in Newtown Conn.

Yesterday, as part of that work, the Vice President met with victims’ groups and gun safety organizations at the White House.

Alex Jones Switches Sides, Backs Anti-Gun Lobby

The whole mess all stems from Jones' recent appearance on the Piers Morgan show on CNN.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - What anti-gun lobbyists have paid Alex Jones to soil whatever remains of the soul of the pro-gun movement? How did they get him to do it on a national television program?

These questions connect to the only possibility... that Jones sold out and it secretly trying to harm the American's right to possess firearms.

Opponents Set for Ugly Legislative Gunfight in the Oregon Capitol

Gun proponent Kevin Starrett predicts "a very, very ugly hideous fight" in the 2013 session.

(PORTLAND, OR) - With emotions still raw from the Clackamas Town Center shooting and the December massacre at a Connecticut elementary school, both sides of the gun debate in Oregon are readying for a showdown.

“I have never, in the entire time I have worked in this business, seen what I’m seeing now,” said Kevin Starrett, who founded the Oregon Firearms Federation in 1998.

Who Killed Our Children?

Violence is a learned behavior.

(WASHINGTON DC Sabbah Report) - The US was shocked Adam Lanza used assault weapons to murder 20 first grade students.

But when American presidents murder thousands of similar children of other nations, they're 'heroes' and 'defenders of freedom'.

The Blood of the Sierra

An upsurge in violence is impacting daily lives...

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - Violence is down from previous months and years in northern Mexico's Chihuahua City and Ciudad Juarez.