Statement From NRA on False NBCNews Story

[NRA80]

http://www.nraila.org/news-issues/news- ... -bill.aspx

An article appearing today on NBCNews.com is falsely reporting that NRA will not oppose legislation being negotiated in the U.S. Senate that would mandate background checks for all gun purchasers.

The story posted on NBCNews.com alleges that NRA will not oppose expanding the background check system to include all private firearm sales, "provided the legislation does not require private gun sellers to maintain records of the checks". This statement is completely untrue. The NRA opposes criminalizing private firearms transfers between law-abiding individuals, and therefore opposes an expansion of the background check system.

The NRA supports meaningful efforts to address the problems of violent crime and mass violence in America, through swift and certain prosecution of violent criminals; securing our schools; and fixing our broken mental health system.

[FJ540]

So first you claim I didn't read it, and now you claim it's false.

ETA: DUPE - viewtopic.php?f=21&t=40897

[NRA80]

So first you claim I didn't read it, and now you claim it's false.

First, I claimed you did NOT thoroughly read the article you posted. If you had, you wouldnt have hastily posted the thread you did -- as the NRA, detailed in the article, and as can be gathered throughout the article, is not and did not change its position. More recently, I posted the press release we have released -- again clearly articulating our position.

Now back to fighting for YOUR rights in Minnesota.