NRA Launches Ad Supporting Ayotte

NRA will also engage in nationwide mailing campaign
Sen. Ayotte / AP

The National Rifle Association launched a television ad Wednesday supporting Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R., N.H.), who has been the subject of withering attacks from gun-control groups and negative press coverage since voting against gun control legislation in April.

Vandalizing the NRA

Shepard Fairey introduces propaganda poster, ends gun control debate
Source: CJ Ciaramella

Propaganda-influenced artist turned art-influenced propagandist Shepard Fairey introduced his latest poster at a protest against the National Rifle Association in downtown Washington, D.C., Thursday.

Strange Comparisons

Rep. Moran compares gun violence to 9/11, ‘domestic terrorism’
Jim Moran / AP

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Rep. Jim Moran (D., Va.) compared gun violence in America to “domestic terrorism” and 9/11 at a gun control rally Saturday.

Shielding Our Students

NRA-backed report supports armed guards, other measures to curtail gun violence
Asa Hutchinson / AP

The National Rifle Association-backed National School Shield Task Force released a report today calling on schools and state policymakers to support armed personnel in schools to help prevent shootings like the recent attack at Sandy Hook Elementary.

Suing the Gun Grabbers

NRA mulls suing Colorado over gun bills as state think tank announces suit
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signing gun control legislation (AP)

A conservative Colorado think tank announced it will sue the state over new gun-control legislation signed into law Wednesday, and several law enforcement organizations as well as the National Rifle Association may also join the lawsuit.

After Newtown

New focus on security and armed guards in the wake of Connecticut shooting
AP

More schools are hiring armed guards to protect their students in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., school shooting.

Protecting Our Kids

School districts across country embrace call to hire armed guards
AP

School districts in Pennsylvania, Alabama, New Jersey, and Rhode Island have hired armed officers in the weeks since the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., the Free Beacon has found.