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Old 12-20-2016, 08:03 AM
 
Location: Long Island
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Some real heavy weight law firms, of course the NRA has their own but appears they may need to increase their dues.


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On the defensive, gun control advocates are now quietly developing a plan to chip away at the gun lobby’s growing clout: Team up with corporate law firms.

After the Orlando nightclub massacre and a string of other mass shootings, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Covington & Burling; Arnold & Porter; and four other prominent law firms formed a coalition with gun control groups that until now have worked largely on their own. Together, the firms are committing tens of millions of dollars in free legal services from top corporate lawyers who typically bill clients $1,000 an hour or more.

This effort is highly unusual in its scale. Although law firms often donate time to individual causes, and some firms have worked on gun control on a piecemeal basis, the number and the prominence of the firms involved in the new coalition are unheard-of for modern-day big law. Other firms are expected to join in the coming months.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/07/bu...irms.html?_r=0
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Old 12-20-2016, 08:32 AM
 
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They've had expensive lawyers for years. What they do not have is a legitimate winnable argument.
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Old 12-20-2016, 08:34 AM
 
Location: Sugarmill Woods , FL
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NRA is in the best position they have been in, in years! I hope they use their influence now! Get rid of the 1968 Gun Control Act!
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Old 12-20-2016, 09:26 AM
 
Location: Long Island
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This will have an impact but it's a tough road with the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act in place to shield the gun manufacturers and dealers.
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Old 12-20-2016, 10:01 AM
 
Location: San Diego
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Record membership.

2nd Amendment Surge: Gun Sales, CCPs, and NRA Memberships Soar

Instead of these asinine attempts thwarting their efforts and dissuading people from becoming members, they are only working to increase the popularity of the NRA.
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Old 12-20-2016, 11:30 AM
 
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Alternate article title, "Gun Control Groups Working Even Harder to Keep the Senate Republican Majority"
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Old 12-20-2016, 12:09 PM
 
Location: San Diego
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Alternate article title, "Gun Control Groups Working Even Harder to Keep the Senate Republican Majority"
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Old 12-25-2016, 10:32 PM
 
Location: Florida
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Looks like the left is pushing back.
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Old 12-25-2016, 10:34 PM
 
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Looks like the left is pushing back.
Many democrats own guns. They just want more gun control. What's wrong with that
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Old 12-25-2016, 11:19 PM
 
Location: annandale, va & slidell, la
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Gun legislation is dead. These lawyers will only lose so much money without any return. They are fools like the groups that enlisted them. End of discussion.
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