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NRA attendees Bill and Karen Geittman watch a video of President Donald Trump while waiting for him to arrive for a keynote at the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum on Friday, April 28, 2017, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Chris Cox, NRA-ILA chief: NRA helped save ‘the soul of America’ in 2016

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Patrons attending the National Rifle Association-ILA Leadership Forum move through security, Friday, April 28, 2017, in Atlanta. The NRA is holding its 146th annual meetings and exhibits forum at the Georgia World Congress Center where President Trump will be speaking. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Guns at the gun convention? Not with the president there

By LISA MARIE PANE - Associated Press

The stage is set and tested for the keynote by President Donald Trump at the National Rifle Association Leadership Forum in the Georgia World Congress Center on Thursday, April 27, 2017, in Atlanta. As the NRA holds its annual convention, opposition groups are sending a clear message that gun rights supporters will not go unchallenged in the age of Trump. On Friday, he'll become the first president to appear at an NRA convention since Ronald Reagan in 1983. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

The Latest: Trump assures NRA he’ll support gun rights

Associated Press

Mike O'Donnell, of Wellington, Co., with Burris Optics, polishes a scope ahead of the NRA convention, Thursday, April 27, 2017, in Atlanta. The NRA is holding its 146th annual meetings and exhibits forum at the Georgia World Congress Center with President Donald Trump slated to speak Friday. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Up against NRA, gun control advocates still voice optimism

By NANCY BENAC - Associated Press

Chris Cox, executive director of the Institute for Legislative Action, the political and lobbying arm of the National Rifle Association, speaks during the annual meeting of members at the NRA convention Saturday, April 11, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) ** FILE **

NRA got election wins, now wants action

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus attends the public swearing-in ceremony for Justice Neil Gorsuch in the Rose Garden of the White House White House in Washington, Monday, April 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

100th day in office: Donald Trump’s event-packed week

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Kari Wahnee wears a button for &quot;Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America&quot; during an interview in the Senate Gallery in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, May 11, 2016. Wahnee's son Bradley, a sophomore at Oklahoma City University, was caught in the crossfire during a gang-related, drive-by shooting that remains unsolved. Wahnee is a member of the Oklahoma chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, one of several groups and institutions opposed to a gun bill that would allow people to carry guns in public with no training or background checks, and a separate bill pending in the Oklahoma Legislature. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) ** FILE **

Gun-control groups vow demonstrations at Donald Trump’s speech to NRA

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Ohio State kicker Sean Nuernberger plays in their NCAA college spring football game Saturday, April 15, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

EDITORIAL: Guns are big, but football’s bigger

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

National Rifle Association (NRA) Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Wayne LaPierre speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Wayne LaPierre, NRA CEO: We’ve ‘got President Trump’s back’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Arkansas governor opposes effort to expand campus guns bill

By ANDREW DeMILLO - Associated Press

NRA drops support of Arkansas campus guns bill after changes

By ANDREW DeMILLO - Associated Press

Radio host Dana Loesch.

Dana Loesch named NRA spokesperson; Wayne LaPierre praises ‘powerful voice for the Second Amendment’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

NRA aiming at AG Healey’s assault weapons enforcement notice

Associated Press

Gun rights activists sue over Massachusetts firearms laws

By STEVE LeBLANC - Associated Press

Illustration on Hillary and gun control by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Hillary Clinton’s election would mean saying goodbye to guns

By David Keene - The Washington Times

Pastor teaches handgun class amid crime fears

By BRETT SHOLTIS - Associated Press

Showdown over local gun laws looms in Pennsylvania

Associated Press

Katie McGinty, a candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, speaks at the Keystone Progress Summit, Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, in Harrisburg, Pa. McGinty, a former top-level environmental official to President Bill Clinton and Gov. Ed Rendell, also served as chief of staff to Gov. Tom Wolf after running unsuccessfully for governor in 2014. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)

After gun votes, GOP’s Toomey slides to C rating from NRA

By MARC LEVY - Associated Press

Chris Cox, executive director of the Institute for Legislative Action, the political and lobbying arm of the National Rifle Association, speaks during the annual meeting of members at the NRA convention Saturday, April 11, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) ** FILE **

NRA launches $6.5 million ad buy for Trump

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times