National Rifle Association

An organization that acts as a powerful lobby against governmental restrictions on the private ownership of guns. NRA supporters argue that “guns don't kill people; people kill people.” They often cite the Second Amendment to the Constitution , which states: “A well-regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”

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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, in support of the National Rifle Association when it was suing to lower the age required to buy firearms from 21 years old to 18.

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He also cancelled an appearance at the National Rifle Association and at less overtly political events like the unveiling of a Polish-American Catholic shrine in Pennsylvania.

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As a congressman, Walz regularly voted in favour of gun rights and against many gun control measures, winning the praise of the pro-gun National Rifle Association.

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At the start of his political career, he held an A rating from the National Rifle Association and was often spotted wearing an NRA ballcap.

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Vance has received a bevy of praise in recent days from the National Rifle Association, Gun Owners of America, the National Shooting Sports Foundation and the National Association for Gun Rights.

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