NRA Targeting 5 States to Build Opposition to Gun Control

The National Rifle Association is pushing strong in five key states in order to build up the already strong opposition to those trying to trash the Second Amendment and control people's lives.

  

The NRA will start running ads in Maine and four other states on Thursday, NRA spokeswoman Jacqueline Otto confirmed Wednesday. The lobbying group also will start running regionally targeted ads online and in USA Today.

According to the NRA, the reason they're targeting Maine, along with West Virginia, Arkansas, Louisiana and North Carolina, is because the senators representing those states are playing key roles in the debate on Capital Hill. 

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Iredell, NC Wants Guns in Schools

Bold Iredell County Commissioners in North Carolina are pushing lawmakers in North Carolina to allow guns to be in the schools.

The last board meeting of the Commissioners resulted in two resolutions. The first would allow for guns to be allowed on school campuses, and the second that state lawmakers not offer support to stricter gun control laws.

"It would allow teachers who chose to do so, who had a valid North Carolina permit, to carry their weapons to school," said Commissioner David Boone.

"We just wanted to make a statement, to our General Assembly, to our representatives, that the people of Iredell County strongly support the Second Amendment," said Iredell County Commissioner Renee Griffith.

To go along with the initiative, Tuesday was declared "The Right to Bear Arms Day" in the county.

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