With Washington largely silent on gun control after the Charleston, S.C., shootings and the national debate steering to a fight over flying the Confederate flag, advocates of the Second Amendment are declaring victory.

Citing recent surveys in support of arms, the National Rifle Association said, “The polls suggest that the public has thoroughly rejected the gun control talking points.”

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