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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Guns Arkansas scores high with NRA

Posted by Max Brantley on Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 1:50 PM

Another national survey, but surprise: Arkansas scores high.

Sorry it's about how much the NRA likes the people we send to Congress.

A New York Times analysis shows the NRA gives a grade of A (plus campaign money) to all four members of the House and to Sen. Dr. No Boozman. To his credit, U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor rates a C- from the gun lobby.

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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Guns Arkansas scores high with NRA

Posted by Max Brantley on Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 1:50 PM

Speaking of...

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The latest in the Mayflower oil spill story; Mark Pryor, guns and immigration; a new petition to overturn the private option in Arkansas, and Arkansas Republican’s love affair with hating on Planned Parenthood — all covered on this week's edition. /more/

The Arkansas United Community Coalition will hold a vigil at First United Methodist downtown on Friday evening, 7 p.m. /more/

The National Rifle Association will run 60-second radio ads over the next two weeks defending Sen. Mark Pryor against the ads from New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg criticizing Pryor for being weak on gun control. /more/

Sen. Mark Pryor is still being relatively cagey, natch, but he told the Wall Street Journal that his "inclination is to vote for the [immigration reform] legislation." /more/

Provincialism — that sense that Arkansans have limited use for the world beyond Arkansas's borders — has been a defining characteristic of the state's politics and society for its entire existence. /more/

Critics of the recent Mayors Against Illegal Guns ad buy taking on Sen. Mark Pryor and other Democratic senators for votes against background checks for gun buyers clearly haven't gotten through to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the primary financier of the ads. /more/

Super Pac puts out forgettable ad. Pryor campaign says we don't need no stinking outsiders. /more/

Jonathan Chait notes that Republicans aren't using the filibuster to block the immigration reform bill in the Senate and speculates that the lack of procedural resistance bodes well for eventual passage. /more/

*DR. NO: You're never going to believe this but Sen. John Boozman opposes the immigration reform bill. /more/

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