The National Rifle Association has suffered through some terrible press and fundraising problems in the past few years.
But it appears to be back and as strong as ever.
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Officials heralded a near-record-setting 77,246 people who attended the April national convention in Indianapolis. And it now has 5 million members.
“The NRA signed up more new members this year than in previous years, vendors sold more guns, gear, and hunting trips than most could remember, and even many of the reporters covering it noted the upbeat feeling that prevailed through the three-day gathering,” former NRA President David Keene said. …
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- The Marines are, for the first time, dedicating one of their famous summer military parades to Navy chaplains. The special May 19 parade at the Marine Barracks was a personal decision on the part of Commandant Gen. David Berger. The guests of honor and speakers include Rabbi Arnold Resnicoff; Dianna Pohlman Bell, the first female chaplain in the Navy; and retired Capt. Mae Pouget, representing her late father, Chaplain Thomas David Parham, the first black man to reach the rank of captain in the Navy. …
- With Fox and CNN back on their heels, Newsmax is driving ahead with plans to build its audience with new shows. The latest will be hosted by Washington radio host Chris Plante of WMAL. The Right Squad will begin Monday at 9 p.m. “I am absolutely thrilled to be joining the outstanding team at Newsmax and getting to work on a great show dedicated to carving through the fluff to get at the unfiltered truth,” Plante said, adding, “And whoever it was that said you can’t get the occasional laugh out of today’s crazy news obviously did not know me.”
