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MSNBC - Steve Benen - 4/8/15
Working guns prohibited at NRA convention
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The National Rifle Association’s annual convention kicks off in Nashville this week,
with 70,000 people expected to participate in the three-day gathering.
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The Tennessean reports this week on the “multilevel security plan,”
which includes an important safety measure:
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“All guns on the convention floor will be nonoperational, with the firing pins removed,
and any guns purchased during the NRA convention will have to be picked up at a Federal
Firearms License dealer, near where the purchaser lives, and will require a legal identification.”
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NRA boss Wayne LaPierre has called repeatedly for allowing guns in schools, and other facilities.
LaPierre says arming teachers and guards will help prevent gun violence.
At least, outside the NRA’s own events.
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Ironically, it only takes one guy with a loaded gun who doesn't follow the rules to...
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