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Published: 05/19/10

NRA Convention: Love of Guns and Country Is Not Just a GOP Thing

By  Mary C. Curtis - Politics Daily
NRA Convention: Love of Guns and Country Is Not Just a GOP Thing

My husband really should have cruised through the exhibit hall at the 139th National Rifle Association annual meeting in Charlotte, N.C., this past weekend. To relax, he'll drive to the Uhwarrie National Forest and spend the afternoon at the flint-lock range, shooting his .45-caliber, black-powder dueling pistol at paper targets. He's been known to mosey down to the trap range and fire off his Mossberg 500 shotgun, just for fun. The 280,000 square feet of exhibits at the NRA meeting -- filled with all kinds of guns, knives and appropriate accessories -- would have entertained him for hours. ...

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