National Rifle Association

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Among the many events at the upcoming NRA annual meeting: an auction for Ruger's "one millionth gun," made in 2012. (National Rifle Association)

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This March 31, 2014 image provided by Ed Peruta shows Peruta in Torrington, Conn. Peruta reportedly was offered legal help for a concealed weapon incident from the National Rifle Association. The NRA has taken on California and other states over their strict requirements on who can carry concealed weapons and cities like San Francisco over their bans of high-capacity magazines. Their multi-million legal campaign has had mixed success so far, but the NRA appeals its losses, publicizes its wins and decides where to fight next. (AP Photo/Courtesy Ed Peruta)

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This image released by the Fresno County Sheriff via KMPH-TV shows guns seized from Christopher Haga, who was arrested is Sept. 2011 after police found this stash of assault rifles. Haga reportedly offered legal help from the National Rifle Association. The NRA has taken on California and other states over their strict requirements on who can carry concealed weapons and cities like San Francisco over their bans of high-capacity magazines. Their multi-million legal campaign has had mixed success so far, but the NRA appeals its losses, publicizes its wins and decides where to fight next. (AP Photo/Fresno County Sheriff via KMPH-TV)

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This image released by the Fresno County Sheriff via KMPH-TV shows Christopher Haga, who was arrested is Sept. 2011 after police found a stash of assault rifles. Haga reportedly was offered legal help from the National Rifle Association. The NRA has taken on California and other states over their strict requirements on who can carry concealed weapons and cities like San Francisco over their bans of high-capacity magazines. Their multi-million legal campaign has had mixed success so far, but the NRA appeals its losses, publicizes its wins and decides where to fight next. (AP Photo/Fresno County Sheriff via KMPH-TV)

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Sen. Thad Cochran has introduced legislation backed by the National Rifle Association that would clarify a federal ban on storing information acquired during gun purchase background checks. (Associated Press)

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A visitor fires an electronic gun at a computer screen run by the National Rifle Association at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held at the Gaylord Hotel, National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Cameron Bishop of Ottawa, Canada fires an electronic gun at a computer screen run by the National Rifle Association at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held at the Gaylord Hotel, National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)