Creative Loafing Charlotte

Are Dr. Michael Land's submachine gun-toting ways crazy or what?

• by John Grooms
• Tags: Boomer with Attitude, guns, NRA, Michael Land

Counterprogramming: North Carolinians Against Gun Violence hosts forum Uptown this Saturday

• by Cheris Hodges
Saturday morning in Uptown Charlotte will be a display of opposites.
• Tags: News, News, NRA, North Carolinians Against Gun Violence

Flowers for the NRA

• by Carlton Hargro
Creative Loafing photographer Jasiatic snapped some pics of artist/superhero de'Angelo "El Negrito" Dia as he passed out flowers to attendees at this past weekend's NRA Annual Meeting.
• Tags: News, Arts, News, Arts, NRA, de'Angelo Dia

From his cold dead hands: The passing of Charlton Heston

• by Cheris Hodges
• Tags: Film, Film, Charlton-Heston, Michael-Moore, NRA

Gun insanity

Thanks to gutless lawmakers

• by John Grooms
• Tags: Boomer with Attitude, guns, laws, NRA, National Rifle Association, James Holmes, Aurora, Seung-Hui Cho, violence, Virginia Tech, Wade Page, Jared Loughner, psychotic, John Grooms

Has the NRA finally gone too far?

• by John Grooms
• Tags: Boomer with Attitude, NRA, Wayne LaPierre, Mexican drug cartels

High time for stricter gun control

In the wake of the Connecticut massacre, it's now or never

• by John Grooms
• Tags: Boomer with Attitude, Newtown, Connecticut, Sandy Hook Elementary School, massacre, gun control, NRA, National Rifle Association, Second Amendment, firearms, semi-automatic, Bushmaster

Invasion of the gun nuts (the NRA hits Uptown)

• by John Grooms
• Tags: Boomer with Attitude, News, NRA, Boomer with Attitude, Glenn Beck, News

It’s official! Rand Paul is a goofball moron

• by John Grooms
• Tags: Boomer with Attitude, Ron Paul, Rand Paul, Mother Jones, National Rifle Association, NRA, National Association for Gun Rights, NAGR

NRA board member: 30-round clips 'just an advantage'

• by John Grooms
• Tags: Boomer with Attitude, News, NRA, Boomer with Attitude, Tuscon, high-capacity gun clips, News

NRA gives Watt "F," Pittenger "A"

• by Ana McKenzie
How do our local representatives stack up, according to the biggest gun lobby in the country?
• Tags: News, Opinion, NRA, National Rifle Association, Robert Pittenger, Mel Watt, politics, congressmen, Second Amendment, Ana McKenzie, lobby, gun control, Vice President Joe Biden, President Barack Obama, The New York Times, Newtown, Connecticut

R.I.P. Charlton Heston

• by Matt Brunson
• Tags: Film, Film, Charlton-Heston, NRA

Races to watch leading up to Election Day

• by Mike Cooper
Forget political commercials and emails - let CL be your election guide
• Tags: News, Opinion, election, Walter Dalton, Mike Cooper, Mitt Romney, President Barack Obama, president, Republican, Democrat, North Carolina, swing state, vice president, Joe Biden, Paul Ryan, Charlotte, mayor, Patt McCrory, Public Policy Polling, Gov. Beverly Perdue, Gov. Mike Easley, Black Political Caucus, minority vote, Jennifer Roberts, Robert Pittenger, Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, debate, Larry Kissell, 8th Congressional District, Democratic National Convention, NRA, National Rifle Organization, Mike McIntyre, Tar Heel, Organizing for America

Right-wing CIAA: the NRA comes to Uptown

• by Carlton Hargro
Where's the after-party?
• Tags: News, News, NRA, Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck

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Tell Hagan to support gun control

• by John Grooms
Otherwise, the moderate North Carolina Democrat could cave to NRA pressure
• Tags: News, Opinion, Sen. Kay Hagan, Charlotte, gun control, guns, Congress, NRA, National Rifle Association, John Grooms

VIDEO: NRA convention — one last look

• by John Grooms
The folks at ThinkProgress interviewed many NRA members at the weekend’s big convention Uptown.
• Tags: Boomer with Attitude, News, NRA, Boomer with Attitude, Sean Hannity, ThinkProgress, News