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NRA nation: the second amendment people are winning.(PUBLIC POLICY)(National Rifle Association )

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| August 13, 2007 | Ponnuru, Ramesh | COPYRIGHT 2007 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

IN March, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg issued a challenge

to Nancy Pelosi. "The Democrats have said repeatedly that they blame the Republicans for no gun legislation," he said on his radio show. "Well, now they're in charge. Okay, stand up. And if not, I'm going to tell everybody."

Bloomberg, together with the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence and allied groups, wants Congress to repeal the "Tiahrt amendment." They say that the amendment keeps local law enforcement from having access to gun-trace data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE). Gun-rights groups say that they favor letting local law enforcement have ...

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