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NRA planning ‘the fight of the century’ against Obama
The Washington Post's Post Politics ^ | January 16, 2013 | Sari Horwitz

Posted on 01/16/2013 1:57:14 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

The National Rifle Association cast its opposition to Obama’s plans as “the fight of the century” in a letter circulated at the 35th annual Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show and Conference, known in the trade as “the SHOT show,” in Las Vegas.

“I warned you this day was coming and now it’s here,” Wayne LaPierre, the NRA’s fiery executive vice president, wrote in a fund-raising letter to the group’s 4 million members. “It’s not about protecting your children. It’s not about stopping crime. It’s about banning your guns … PERIOD!”

The letter reflected the NRA’s tough, no-holds-barred campaign against tighter restrictions on weapons and echoed a sharp video released by the group that calls Obama an “elitist hypocrite” for having the Secret Service protect his two daughters at school while saying that he is “skeptical” about armed guards in all schools.

The SHOT show draws more than 60,000 gun enthusiasts, dealers and manufacturers to see the latest weapons and accoutrements. The convention floor contains 12 miles of firearms displays, mostly military-style assault rifles, and many booths display the kinds of high-capacity clips the administration wants to ban.

On Wednesday, the brass from the NRA and other gun-advocacy groups spent the day in closed-door sessions planning a response to Obama’s proposals, according to people close to the groups who spoke on condition their names not be used in describing internal deliberations...

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: banglist; congress; democrats; donttreadonme; guncontrol; nra; obama; obamaguns; secondamendment; wewillnotcomply; youwillnotdisarmus
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To: TigersEye

So you are saying Obama has been thoroughly checked out by several dozen lawyers and is legit? Color me surprised.


101 posted on 01/17/2013 11:47:36 PM PST by jospehm20
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To: jospehm20

No. I didn’t say anything like that did I?


102 posted on 01/17/2013 11:51:13 PM PST by TigersEye (Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
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To: TigersEye

So what came of the dozens of lawyer screening?


103 posted on 01/17/2013 11:55:46 PM PST by jospehm20
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To: jospehm20

Nothing so far. But there have been dozens working on it.


104 posted on 01/18/2013 12:07:50 AM PST by TigersEye (Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
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To: TigersEye

That is good to hear. I hope they can make something stick. I suspect that the current resident of the White House is dirty as hell.


105 posted on 01/18/2013 12:40:52 AM PST by jospehm20
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