Erik Wemple: NRA


Posted at 04:46 PM ET, 04/11/2013

Gun rights advocate shreds gun polling on CNN
By Erik Wemple
Just how do members of gun lobbying organizations feel about background checks? Hmmm.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:46 PM ET, 04/11/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gun control, Gun Owners of America, Larry Pratt, NRA

Posted at 11:28 AM ET, 04/09/2013

Scarborough: NRA 'too busy' for 'Morning Joe'
By Erik Wemple
MSNBC program gives NRA chance to chat with Joe Biden; NRA declines. "They don't want to debate," says host Joe Scarborough.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:28 AM ET, 04/09/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Joe Biden, Morning Joe, National Rifle Association, NRA

Posted at 02:01 PM ET, 03/13/2013

Michael Moore predicts release of Newtown crime-scene photos
By Erik Wemple
Michael Moore says that someone will leak the Newtown crime-scene photos and that some media outlet that publishes them will face a boycott. Correct on that last part, at least.

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Tags:  Michael Moore, Newtown, NRA

Posted at 03:35 PM ET, 01/16/2013

NBC's Andrea Mitchell botches slam on NRA ad
By Erik Wemple
Andrea Mitchell says the president's kids have been off-limits for decades. And just what does that have to do with the NRA's latest Web ad?

By Erik Wemple  |  03:35 PM ET, 01/16/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, NRA

Posted at 06:16 PM ET, 12/21/2012

NRA chief has good company in dissing questions
By Erik Wemple
Wayne LaPierre follows in a grand tradition by declining to answer questions at a "major news conference."

By Erik Wemple  |  06:16 PM ET, 12/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gun control, gun rights, National Rifle Association, Newtown, NRA

Posted at 03:41 PM ET, 04/19/2012

Ted Nugent in Washington Times: ‘I stand by my statements’
By Erik Wemple
Nugent stands by his statements in column.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:41 PM ET, 04/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ted nugent, washington times, nra convention, president obama, secret service