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NRA & Congress
The Republicans like to mouth their concern over the mass shootings, and their desire to prevent terrorists from buying guns -- but their votes yesterday show just the opposite. They voted to continue allowing anyone to legally buy a gun, and to ignore the deaths of thousands of innocent Americans. They still believe that the profits of gun manufacturers are more important than the lives of their fellow citizens.
http://jobsanger.blogspot.com/2016/06/gop-senators-vote-to-let.html
New York Daily News Slams Senate Gun Vote With Bloodied Capitol Building
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Seemingly unfazed by the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history just eight days earlier, the Senate chose the latter, voting down proposals aimed at keeping weapons out of the hands of suspected terrorists and tightening background checks.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/daily-news-senate-guns_us_5768a959e4b0fbbc8beb83de?section=
Every senator who voted AGAINST background checks & how much they got from NRA:
https://twitter.com/igorvolsky/status/745039215520514048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
