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NRA Chief To Meet With Colorado Officials On Guns

By Associated Press February 7, 2013

DENVER (AP) — The head of the National Rifle Association is in Denver to meet with Colorado officials about gun control.

David Keene is meeting Thursday with Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and Senate President John Morse, both Democrats

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Category: Associated Press, National News Tags: colorado, David Keene, NRA

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NRA Chief Says Group Accepts Background Checks

By Associated Press January 17, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the National Rifle Association says the organization has no problem with tighter background checks of gun purchasers.

But association president David Keene also says too much emphasis has been placed on banning certain firearms

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Category: Associated Press, National News Tags: background checks, David Keene, NRA

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A Look At President Obama’s Gun Control Measures

By Associated Press January 16, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) — Proposals for curbing gun violence announced Wednesday by President Barack Obama:

NEEDS CONGRESSIONAL ACTION:

— Requiring background checks on all gun sales. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence says 40 percent of gun sales are conducted with no criminal background check, such as at gun shows and by private sellers over the Internet or through classified ads

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Category: National News Tags: assault weapon, congress, Gun, gun contol, KTWO Wyoming, NRA, President Obama, violence

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Obama Proposes Sweeping Reform On Gun Laws

By Associated Press January 16, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is asking Congress to expand background checks on gun buyers to include private sales and is using his executive authority to increase the information available in data banks in the background check system

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Category: National News Tags: background check, congress, guns, Joe Biden, KTWO Wyoming, NRA, President Barack Obama

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NRA Begins New Ad Campaign In Battleground States

By Associated Press October 8, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) — The National Rifle Association is airing a new television ad in four battleground states urging voters to defeat President Barack Obama.

The pro-gun-rights group is spending $1.3 million to air the ad in Florida, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin

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Category: Associated Press, National News, Politics Tags: ad campaign, NRA