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[UncleVinnys]

Mmm!
Let's see.

$100 to the NRA?            

Or, $100 to the Trump "Stop the Steal" fund?
Whoa, Life is hard!
Decisions, decisions . . . 

 

In the latest debate on guns, a hobbled NRA takes a backseat

https://www.cnn.com/...bate/index.html

 

"Once a powerful group respected or feared on both sides of the aisle, financial and legal problems in recent years have hobbled the NRA's ability to shape the political conversation around gun ownership and the Second Amendment."

[Chris]

Tio Vinny.... As much as you would like the NRA to crumble and go away it's not going to happen.... Now why don't we talk illegal aliens at the border...? Not "undocumented immigrants".... Illegal aliens who have broken our laws and are here illegally. I know you want to help them... Help them to be good "democrats" and vote as you tell them to.....

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[UncleVinnys]

NRA going down!                                

NRA faces internal woes as it girds for new gun control fight

https://www.washingt...c915_story.html

 

 

The group has been plagued by infighting and allegations of self-dealing and is defending itself against a sweeping lawsuit filed in August by the New York attorney general that alleges that the organization violated its nonprofit status as its top leaders allegedly raided the organization’s coffers for personal gain.

 

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Parkland student Kyle Kashuv claimed in a Monday tweet that “hammers and fists” are used to kill more people than AR-15s.

The AR-15 is most widely owned rifle in America, owned by at least 10 million people, and is used less times per year to kill people than hammers and fists are used to kill people according to the FBI. Also, according to DHS, handguns are the weapon of choice for mass shooters.

— Kyle Kashuv (@KyleKashuv) March 26, 2018

“The AR-15 … is used less times per year to kill people than hammers and fists are used to kill people,” he tweeted.

Verdict: True

The FBI reports that more people are killed each year using blunt objects or “personal weapons” (fists, hands or feet) than are killed using rifles. Rifles are used in a small fraction of gun homicides.

Fact Check:

AR-15 semiautomatic rifles have been used in a spate of mass shootings in recent years, including a February school shooting in Parkland, Fla., that left 17 dead. The firearm has accordingly become a focus of gun control advocates, many of whom argue that they should be more tightly regulated or outright banned.

Kashuv has pushed back on these and other arguments advanced by his activist Parkland peers by repeating a claim often made by conservative commentators that knives, bats and even fists are used to kill more people than rifles.

Data about the number of people intentionally killed each year specifically using hammers, fists or AR-15s is not available, but Kashuv’s tweet cites the FBI, which publishes annual statistics about homicides committed using slightly broader categories of weapons.

While 374 people were killed using rifles such as the AR-15 in 2016, 656 were killed using what the FBI calls “personal weapons” like fists, hands and feet. This includes physical altercations and incidents of pushing. Another 472 people were killed that year using a blunt object. The FBI lists hammers and clubs as examples.

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Quote:
Taliban Demand Afghans Hand Over Guns, Ammo Within a Week

A spokesman for the Taliban said that Afghans who have government-issued weapons, ammunition, or vehicles need to hand them over or face punishment.

He said the handover is necessary so “there is no need for the offenders to be prosecuted or dealt with legally if [the weapons] are discovered,” Mujahid wrote.

Also unclear is whether the gun-confiscation plan entails weapons that were not provided by the Afghan government, which collapsed earlier this month.