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NRA Seeks to Start “News” Outlet

HeadlineDec 09, 2003

And The Associated Press is reporting that the National Rifle Association is looking to buy a television or radio station and claim it is a news organization in an attempt to exempt it from campaign finance laws. The NRA’s executive vice president, Wayne LaPierre said, “We’re looking at bringing a court case that we’re as legitimate a media outlet as Disney or Viacom or Time-Warner. Why should they have an exclusive right to relay information to the public, and why should not NRA be considered as legitimate a news source as they are?”

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