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Donald Trump Jr., son of US President Donald Trump, holds a shotgun at Tombstone Tactical gun store  in Phoenix, Arizona, on October 23, 2024.
BIG SHOT

Donald Trump Jr. Joins Board of Online Firearms Retailer

President Donald Trump’s eldest son also acts as the publisher for a hunting lifestyle brand and is a partner at a conservative-leaning venture capital fund.

Sean Craig

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he participates in a town hall presented by Spanish-language network Univision, in Doral, Florida, U.S., October 16, 2024.
SEE YOU NEVER

Trump Backs Out of NRA Event Amid Slew of Cancellations

The NRA event cancellation comes the same day that it was reported that Trump backed out of a sit-down interview with NBC News.

Lily Mae Lazarus

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SICK

New NRA Chief Brutally Killed Cat While at College

Doug Hamlin has become the third high-profile public figure in the US to have been accused of animal cruelty over the past year.

Will Neal

Bob Barr, former United States Congressman for Georgia's 7th Congressional district and the NRA logo.
FANNING THE FLAMES

Gun Control Org Resurfaces NRA Prez’s Scandal-Filled Past

Former Rep. Bob Barr gave a speech in 1998 to the Council of Conservative Citizens (CCC), a white supremacist group.

Martin Pengelly

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem
SWEATING BULLETS

Noem Denies Report She Gunned for Top NRA Job Last Year

Axios reports that the South Dakota governor offered to resign from office if it meant she could be the next executive vice president or CEO of the NRA.

AJ McDougall

A photo of ex-NRA head Wayne LaPierre arriving in court.
SHOT DOWN

NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre Found Liable in Civil Corruption Suit

The high-flying gun lobbyist violated his duties to the organization to the tune of $5.4 million, a jury determined on Friday.

Justin Rohrlich

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TRAGEDY AT 10,000 FEET

Businessman Says Family Was on Crashed Plane Near DC: Report

John Rumpel, a prominent Florida businessman, told The Washington Post his “entire family” was on the plane when it crashed—including his daughter, a grandchild and her nanny.

Erik Uebelacker

Kristi Noem waves to audience members at the 2023 National Rifle Association convention.
SERIOUSLY?

S. Dakota Guv Proudly Says 2-Year-Old Granddaughter Has Guns

“She already has a shotgun and she already has a rifle and she’s got a little pony named Sparkles too,” Kristi Noem said

Katie Hawkinson

Mike Pence speaks at a podium at the 2023 NRA convention.
NOT A GREAT LOOK...

Audience Boos Mike Pence at NRA Convention in His Own State

“I love you too,” he reportedly responded.

Katie Hawkinson

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NOTHING CHANGES

LaPierre Re-Elected as NRA Chief at Beleaguered Convention

Days after the Texas massacre, LaPierre pledged to “defend Second Amendment freedom for all law-abiding Americans.”

Kevin Fallon

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‘CRETINS’

Chris Hayes Shreds NRA’s ‘Good Guy With a Gun’ Theory

“The entire NRA worldview collapsed in on itself in a pool of blood in that elementary school.”

William Vaillancourt

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