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Topic: NRA National Rifle Association

May 8, 2013
10:29 am

Glenn Beck speaks at the NRA convention, May 2013. (screen capture: Youtube/NRAVideos)

Glenn Beck depicts Mayor Bloomberg in Nazi-style salute

From the web Jewish group up in arms after NRA keynote speaker uses dubious image to take a shot at totalitarian attitudes, ABC News reports

January 16, 2013
9:06 pm

From left to right: Hinna Zeejah, 8, Taejah Goode, 10, Julia Stokes, 11, and Grant Fritz, 8, who wrote letters to President Barack Obama about the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., watch as Obama signs executive orders outlining proposals to reduce gun violence, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, at the White House (photo credit: AP/Charles Dharapak)

Obama proposes 20-year plan to curb gun violence

US president vows to use ‘whatever weight this office holds’ to press lawmakers into action on his $500 million plan

January 1, 2013
8:07 pm

The slaughter of schoolchildren in Connecticut has dampened the passions of many gun owners, but some say Jewish history -- particularly the Holocaust -- underscores the need for private arms. (Courtesy STA Training via JTA)

After Newtown, Jewish gun owners reconsider restrictions

Communal organizations broadly favor tougher laws, but some enthusiasts insist firearms remain a necessary safeguard

By Chavie Lieber

December 24, 2012
10:56 pm

A security guard patrols the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem during a ministerial visit. (photo credit: Abir Sultan/Flash90)

Israel dismisses NRA’s claims about guns laws

School shootings were never common here, and Israel should not be invoked as ostensible proof of need for more weapons, experts say

December 22, 2012
3:16 am

Heavily armed Connecticut State troopers on the scene at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, December 2012 (photo credit: AP/The Journal News, Frank Becerra Jr.)

NRA breaks its silence on Newtown shooting by calling for armed guards at public schools

Parents and officials offer mixed reactions, from support to disgust, to gun-right lobby group’s proposal and its feasibility

December 22, 2012
2:38 am

Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy, center, stands with other officials to observe a moment of silence Friday while bells ring 26 times in Newtown, Conn., in honor of the victims killed last Friday during the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. (photo credit: AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

In Newtown, bells toll for victims one week after shooting

Similar commemorations and moment of silences take place across the US

December 21, 2012
2:45 pm

President Barack Obama addresses the American people, Friday (photo credit: YouTube screen capture)

‘We hear you,’ Obama says, acknowledging demands for stricter gun laws

President begins to lay the groundwork for tighter regulations ‘to protect our kids’ in the wake of Connecticut massacre

By Ken Thomas

December 18, 2012
10:09 pm

President Obama honors victims of Friday's school massacre at an interfaith vigil in Newtown, Conn. (Pete Souza/White House via JTA)

Jewish groups and lawmakers seeking gun control get major boost from Obama

US president supports Dianne Feinstein’s assault weapons ban after Newtown massacre; NRA pledges ‘to help make sure this never happens again’

By Ron Kampeas

December 18, 2012
9:19 pm

USY to hold mass rally against gun violence

Conservative youth movement adds demonstration to its annual winter convention