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The National Rifle Association spread around five figures to Nevada legislative candidates in 2010 and 2012, including to key Carson City players.
The NRA has given to about a third of the current crop and in a bipartisan fashion. The contributions, while not overwhelming, indicate that the gun lobby is interested in squelching legislation in Carson City. Its biggest contribution, not surprisingly, was to ex-state Sen. John Lee, who proposed that campus carry bill now being pushed by newly...
Frankly, I had forgotten, until reminded on Twitter (of course!), how strongly pro-gun Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was when the Clark County Shooting Park opened in March 2010.
Standing next to the NRA's Wayne LaPierre, Reid talked of him like a soldier in arms ("We have stood together in so many battles over the years.") and bragged of past, present and future efforts to oppose the assault weapons ban.
I should have included Reid's remarks in my earlier post on Reid and guns -- hat tip...
If I didn't know better, I'd say the incumbent GOP boss stuffed the ballot box.
The results of the site poll:
Michael McDonald
44% (148 votes)
Brian Krolicki
29% (96 votes)
Sharron Angle
11% (37 votes)
Sheldon Adelson
11% (37 votes)
Mitt Romney
3% (12 votes)
New poll up soon.....