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A'Shaya Miller

Too Young to Die: A’Shaya Miller


8:26 AM on 5/7/2013

On Monday A'Shaya Miller would have celebrated her Sweet 16, a special birthday she anticipated but was never able to plan completely. Read More

Image: Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice President and CEO of the NRA, speaks at the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum at the George R. Brown Convention Center, the site for the National Rifle Association's annual meeting in Houston, Texas

Cops–not NRA’s armed citizenry–stopped terrorists in Boston

, The Last Word
12:13 AM on 5/7/2013

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell ripped apart Wayne LaPierre’s suggestion that Bostonians would have been better off in the bombing aftermath with more guns. Read More

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid giving a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. (File photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Back from the dead? Senate to scrape up votes on background checks

, The Last Word
9:34 PM on 5/6/2013

The fight for gun-safety legislation is once again gaining momentum. Democrats believe they have more votes for the bill that would expand background checks for gun buyers. Read More

"Rocky" zombie target that was removed from the NRA convention floor (Photo via zombieindustries.com)

Obama the Zombie? Just a coincidence, says the company

, Politics Nation
6:48 PM on 5/6/2013

Zombie Industries tells MSNBC that they sell the "African-American zombie" model because they do not want to "discriminate against African-Americans." Read More

NRA Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre at this year's NRA convention in Houston. (AP Photo/Steve Ueckert)

Top Links: What you may have missed at the NRA’s convention in Houston

, Martin Bashir
5:27 PM on 5/6/2013

Kicking yourself because you had to miss the NRA’s annual convention this year? No worries. We’ve got you covered. Read More

A bra with a built in concealed fireram holster made by Flashbang Holsters is displayed during the 2013 NRA Annual Meeting and Exhibits at the George R. Brown Convention Center on May 4, 2013 in Houston, Texas. More than 70,000 people are expected to attend the NRA's 3-day annual meeting that features nearly 550 exhibitors, gun trade show and a political rally. The Show runs from May 3-5. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Watch: NRA offers women bra holsters, new rhetoric

, Morning Joe
5:19 PM on 5/6/2013

At this past weekend's NRA convention, NBC News' Kasie Hunt reports, the NRA was working hard to court women. Read More

This July 2010 photo provided by the Newtown Bee shows Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, principal at Sandy Hook Elementary School, in Newtown, Conn. (Photo by Eliza Hallabeck/Newtown Bee/AP)

Medal of Honor Society honors six Newtown educators

, The Last Word
4:57 PM on 5/6/2013

The Congressional Medal of Honor Society is in Newtown to honor the six educators killed in the massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School with its highest civilian award. Read More

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New concerns over homemade plastic guns

, Jansing & Co
12:58 PM on 5/6/2013

New York's Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer is sponsoring legislation that would extend the existing ban on weapons that can't be spotted by a metal detector. Read More

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600,000 vets stuck in disability backlog

, Jansing & Co
12:56 PM on 5/6/2013

Pennsylvania's Democratic Senator Bob Casey, is one of 67 senators asking President Obama to take action on the huge backlog in disability claims for veterans. More than 600,000 veterans are stuck in this backlog, with the average wait time for a first time claim ranging from 316 to 327 days. Read More

Former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin addresses the annual NRA Convention May 3, 2013 in Houston, Texas. More than 70,000 members of the nation's premier gun rights organization have flocked to Texas for the three-day gathering, hard on the heels of the defeat of new federal gun laws in the US Senate. (Photo by Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images)

First Word: Has the NRA become the National Republican Association?

, The Last Word
12:05 PM on 5/6/2013

The NRA claims its largest membership ever -- 5 million members. 70,000 attended the annual conference in Houston over the weekend and celebrated the defeat of the gun legislation in the Senate. Read More

Heath Bryant of Cypress assists his son, Tate, 5, to shoot a target using a video game-style of gun at an exhibit booth during NRA Youth Day events at the National Rifle Association's 142 Annual Meetings and Exhibits in the George R. Brown Convention Center Sunday, May 5, 2013, in Houston. More than 70,000 are expected to attend the event with more than 500 exhibitors represented. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Johnny Hanson)

NRA speaker advocates keeping guns in kids’ bedrooms

, Politics Nation
11:00 AM on 5/6/2013

Is the best place to keep a gun in a kid's bedroom? That's what one NRA speaker said this weekend. We want to know what you think. Read More

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Watch: Governor Rambo? Rick Perry styled as action hero in NRA video

, Morning Joe
9:01 AM on 5/6/2013

Texas Gov. Rick Perry introduced himself at the National Rifle Association convention this past weekend with a slickly produced video that shows the Republican lawmaker deftly wielding a semi-automatic rifle and shooting down a half dozen human-shaped targets. Read More

In this image taken from video obtained from the Ugarit News, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, smoke billows from a government airstrike on the Ghouda area of Damascus, Syria, Friday, May 3, 2013. Syria's main opposition group on Friday accused President Bashar Assad's regime of committing a "large-scale massacre" in a Sunni village near the Mediterranean coast, killing scores of people, according to activists. (Photo by Ugarit News//AP Photo via AP video)

Let Me Start: Syria strikes

Hardball Staff, Hardball
8:27 AM on 5/6/2013

A pair of air strikes against targets in Syria have been attributed to Israel, but the Israelis may be more interested in sending a message to Iran than they are about the Syrian civil war. Read More

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks during the 2013 NRA Annual Meeting and Exhibits at the George R. Brown Convention Center on May 3, 2013 in Houston, Texas. More than 70,000 people are expected to attend the NRA's 3-day annual meeting that features nearly 550 exhibitors, gun trade show and a political rally. The Show runs from May 3-5. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

The NRA convention isn’t really about guns

Ed Show Staff, The Ed Show
6:15 PM on 5/4/2013

The Republican clown car stopped outside the NRA Convention in Houston this weekend and a group of people Bill Maher calls the "Axis of A**holes" jumped out to perform. Read More

Image: Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice President and CEO of the NRA, speaks at the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum at the George R. Brown Convention Center, the site for the National Rifle Association's annual meeting in Houston, Texas

NRA chief: ‘How many Bostonians wished they had a gun two weeks ago?’

, The Last Word
3:57 PM on 5/4/2013

Guns in the hands of urban city-dwellers would have put the minds of Boston residents at ease during the city-wide lockdown in the marathon bombing suspect manhunt, National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre argued Saturday. Read More

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Cruz accuses ‘Obama liberals’ of violating the Constitution

, Politics Nation
6:35 PM on 5/3/2013

In a speech full of red meat for the NRA audience, Cruz listed the amendments which, in his view, the current administration is flouting. Read More

NRA attendee, John Joseph of Sebastian, Fla., waits in line outside the George R. Brown Convention Center before the opening of the National Rifle Association's 142 Annual Meetings and Exhibits at the George R. Brown Convention Center Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Houston. The 2013 NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits runs from Friday, May 3, through Sunday, May 5. More than 70,000 are expected to attend the event with more than 500 exhibitors represented. The convention will features training and education demos, the Antiques Guns and Gold Showcase, book signings, speakers including Glenn Beck, Ted Nugent and Sarah Palin as well as NRA Youth Day on Sunday. (Photo by Johnny Hanson/AP Photo/Houston Chronicle)

The NRA moves dangerously far to the right

, All In
6:30 PM on 5/3/2013

What happens if the NRA completely abandons non-partisanship? Read More

NRA executive vice president and CEO Wayne LaPierre speaks during the 2013 NRA Annual Meeting and Exhibits at the George R. Brown Convention Center on May 3, 2013 in Houston, Texas. More than 70,000 peope are expected to attend the NRA's 3-day annual meeting that features nearly 550 exhibitors, gun trade show and a political rally. The Show runs from May 3-5. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Even with a new NRA president, the same old thinking

, Hardball
6:29 PM on 5/3/2013

Current NRA President David Keene will pass off the position to Jim Porter, an Alabama lawyer who once called Obama a "fake president." Read More

The U.S. and Texas flags are reflected below a sign for the National Rifle Association (NRA)'s annual meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas May 3, 2013. Tens of thousands of NRA members gather in Houston this weekend for the first time since the U.S. Senate rejected a plan last month to expand background checks for gun buyers, but officials say attendees will not sit back to celebrate victory. (Photo by Adrees Latif/Reuters)

NRA: Protestors plan a showdown at the gun show

, Thomas Roberts
4:20 PM on 5/3/2013

As NRA members flock to Houston to celebrate the second amendment, gun control advocates will bring the fight to their doorstep. Read More

Jason Collins #98 of the Washington Wizards rebounds against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center on April 17, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

May 4: Town Halls and guns, President Obama’s speeches, and Jason Collins

, Up
3:00 PM on 5/3/2013

Find out who will join Steve Kornacki and what they'll discuss on Saturday's Up. Read More