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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...

E-mail Author Send to a Friend <% printurl = Request.ServerVariables("URL")%> Print Version April 22, 2004, 9:13 a.m. Glorifying Guns?The Dems' lip service is just empty rhetoric. By John R. Lott Jr. John Kerry doesn't want to alienate gun owners. Just this past weekend, during the NRA's annual convention, Kerry's campaign issued a statement that the senator "is a lifelong hunter, supports the Second Amendment and will defend hunting rights." Previously, before the Iowa caucuses, Kerry even took time out for a well-publicized pheasant shoot. Of course, Kerry wasn't alone in speaking out in favor of the Second Amendment. The...

Chicago continues to have more murders than any other U.S. city -- a murder rate greater than any of the 10 largest cities in the country. Only five states have a higher murder rate than Illinois. Yet Gov. Blagojevich, who faces a large state budget deficit, threatens to veto a bill letting retired police officers help patrol neighborhoods for free. Illinois is one of only four states that do not trust retired police officers to carry guns. In fact, Illinois is one of only four states that ban every single citizen from carrying concealed handguns. The state Senate wants to...