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“Behind every gun control law is a ruling elitist class that can’t stand your ability to take care of yourself.” That’s the view from National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, who addressed an energized audience at the annual NRA members meeting in Louisville, KY, the morning of May 17. Portraying the gun rights battle that he believes is about to erupt anew across the American landscape as an “us versus them” scenario, the veteran gun rights leader warned his audience that “the ruling class believes that you shouldn’t protect ourselves…the government should.” “They don’t give a damn about...

The U.N. will gather in New York City this July for the 2006 Small Arms Review Conference. Doesn’t the name alone make you nervous? The U.N. is “reviewing” guns. If you don’t own one, doesn’t it make you want to go out and buy one just so you can be ready for whatever Kofi’s got planned? Wayne LaPierre is plenty nervous, which is why he’s written, “The Global War on Your Guns: Inside the U.N.’s Plan to Destroy the Bill of Rights.” Sound alarmist? His critics think so, claiming that the aim of the conference and its supporters is only...

NRA makes bang for Bush MUNDY TWP. THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION Thursday, October 14, 2004 Joe Lawlor MUNDY TWP. -- In the home county of liberal, anti-gun filmmaker Michael Moore, the National Rifle Association endorsed President Bush for re-election, promising him millions of dollars in ads, phone banks and other efforts. NRA leaders chose the Flint area for one of several news conferences in the Midwest to announce their endorsement Wednesday of Bush, citing Michigan as a battleground state with many gun owners and hunters. Wayne LaPierre, the group's powerful executive vice president, said Bush is a true supporter...

I just watched the Gun Debate on Pay Per View. For $10, I decided to give it a try. It was on In Demand (channel 201 on my cable) at 9PM Eastern and is on again right now in my part of Michigan. I've heard LaPierre speak before, but never heard Peters speak. I actually got my money's worth, since Peters actually laid out her "Moderate" gun control agenda. I expected a completely blasting of the NRA and the US there since it was in London, but I thought it was handled very well. The moderator was professional and let...

I checked every Direct TV Channel and cannot find the "Great Gun Debate. Can anyone tell me what channel it is on tonight? Thanks, DCB

NRA Global Interest Gets a Debate 10/8/2004 Feature Story by Dick Dahl Many people think of the National Rifle Association (NRA) as a uniquely American institution. They know of its great influence over federal and state lawmakers, who often opt for the political expediency of voting the NRA's way. As a result of the NRA's power, many people are aware, American citizens possess weaponry legally to a degree that is unknown in the rest of the civilized world. But there’s a new, increasingly international, dimension to the NRA. On Tuesday, Oct. 12, the NRA’s top official and an international gun-control...

<p>Rebecca Peters: Chief Executive of IANSA (the International Action Network of Small Arms), In 1996 Rebecca was awarded the Australian Human Rights Medal for her work in promoting gun control in Australia... IANSA is the global network of civil society organizations working to stop proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons. IANSA brings world attention on the humantarian impact of these weapons and brings the voices and activities of non-government organizations and concerned individuals across the world. Founded in 1998 it now has more than 500 participant groups in nearly one hundred countries.</p>

"Audemus jura nostra defendere" has been translated as: "We Dare Maintain Our Rights" or "We Dare Defend Our Rights." This Latin phrase is on the state coat of arms completed in 1923.

I received a telephone call from a NRA telemarketer this morning.  He first started by thanking me for being a loyal member of the NRA (which I am).  He then went on to tell me the following: The President of the NRA, has written a book titled Shooting Straight: Telling the Truth About Guns in America, which the telemarketer alleged has been blacklisted by booksellers and the media.  The NRA is working with the "National Library Association" to get the book into libraries. I stopped the telemarketer at that point and told him that I had worked in a library...

Thank you for inviting me to be among the brethren who are the caretakers of our nation’s soul. As of last week, Canada’s gun ban and gun registry has been declared a colossal failure that squandered billions, while more and more gun crime sickened their society. England’s gun ban and gun registry has been declared a colossal failure that squandered billions, while more and more gun crime sickened their society. Australia’s gun ban and gun registry has been declared a colossal failure that squandered billions, while more and more gun crime sickened their society. South Africa’s gun ban and gun...

June 11 at 6 pm Wayne LaPierre will do a book signing at Borders Bookstore Manchester CT.

Liberal senator: 'Screw the Americans' Laurier LaPierre ready to quit over disputed quotation in Senate transcript By Jack Aubry and Robert Benzie The Ottawa Citizen Thursday, March 27, 2003 A Liberal senator has been thrown into the firestorm of shaky U.S.-Canada relations after the Senate's Debates quoted him shouting "Screw the Americans" during a Senate sitting this week. The quote was attributed to outspoken Senator Laurier LaPierre, who has expressed anti-American sentiments in the past, in the official transcript of Tuesday's Senate sitting. Opposition MPs and senators were quick to jump on the quote as another example of the Liberal...

Lt. Governor Dick Posthumus added to MCRGO Annual Membership Dinner Submitted on: May 23, 2002 The Annual Membership Dinner which is being held at Lansing Center in Lansing on Saturday, June 1st this year will have a second guest speaker: Lt. Governor Dick Posthumus will join NRA's Executive Director Wayne LaPierre in addressing the members who are coming from all over the state for this special night of food, entertainment, socializing and guns. Additional prize firearms are being offered at this time as well, and one lucky member will go home with a Remington Model 700 .308 tactical rifle with...