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The NRA and their Blickies

Behind the Bastards

CHAPTER

Charleston Heston, You Know, A, You're So Scared at Him?

In 19 94, the assault weapon ban is passed. A lot of what happens with that is tied into the militia movement. The NRA has solidified its position as the effective fund raising arm of the republican party. It's hard to actually know how much they give a huge load of money to george w George W Bush. And there's a couple of years when he doesn't renew the assault weapons ban and then the next year it does again.

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