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NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS VOLUME 33, NUMBER 43 |
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| ‘Tis the Halloween season of fear and disguise, and, in step with the holiday, the gun control ghouls are embracing a familiar tradition of their own. When facts aren’t quite frightening enough, firearm prohibitionists often manufacture their own phantoms. |
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| Our regular readers understand what should be axiomatic for all: Violent criminals cannot prey on law-abiding citizens if they are behind bars. Unfortunately, we are hearing more and more regularly that many in our criminal justice system simply cannot grasp such a basic concept; and that failure often leads to tragedy. |
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| In late July, the White House announced that through the first half of 2026, homicides were “on pace for the lowest level in at least 126 years.” In mid-August, the FBI released data showing that from 2024 to 2025 violent crime dropped 9.3%. |
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| More than half a century ago, Stanley Kubrick’s film, 2001: A Space Odyssey, introduced the world to HAL-9000, a sentient “supercomputer” with advanced artificial intelligence (AI) processing. When HAL, responsible for running the spacecraft, decides to exterminate the human crew by stranding them in space, its response to the instruction to open the doors is the now infamous, “I’m sorry, Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that.” |
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| Not every important Second Amendment or hunting policy fight begins with a bill number. |
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| Come see the NRA Gun Bus at an event near you as we travel the country for our 2026 Battleground Tour leading up to the midterm elections! |
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