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Posts Tagged ‘Gun Control’

McDonnell gets his way with NRA in elementary schools due to typo

By Joel McDonald • Apr 22nd, 2010 • Category: Blog, Lead Story

The Virginia Senate and House of Delegates failed to catch a typo which caused legislation that passed the General Assembly to reference the National Crime Prevention Center as an alternate to the National Rifle Association.


Tell Bob McDonnell that NRA lesson plans don’t belong in our classrooms

By Joel McDonald • Apr 20th, 2010 • Category: Blog, Related News & Events

In another example of the degree to which he’s prepared to pander to his allies in the political fringe, Gov. Bob McDonnell has taken action to give the National Rifle Association an exclusive mandate to “educate” all primary school children in Virginia on their idea of gun safety.


It’s Clear, We Need to Close the Gun Show Loophole

By Joel McDonald • Feb 10th, 2010 • Category: Blog, Related News & Events

I feel that, just as with anything in society that could cause significant harm or death, there should be a process through which a person should go through to purchase or carry a weapon.