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With over five million members, the National Rifle Association (NRA) is much more than just the powerful lobby for gun owners and the supply chain of gun manufacturers and dealers. The NRA is a “party” within the Republican Party.

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It's not school security or mental illness or anything else—it’s just guns. President Biden said on the night of the Uvalde massacre, "when we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled."

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It is time for gun control advocates to talk about life without a Second Amendment. The idea is to paint a portrait of an America of the future with sane gun laws and no need for active-shooter drills in elementary schools.

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