91. So influential is the gun lobby in the Republican-controlled Congress and many of the Western and Southern states that Congress refused to pass any post-Columbine gun measure. 92. Some CDC research has supported claims of the gun lobby. 93. Some of those who lined up with the president on Tuesday blamed the gun lobby outright for school shootings. 94. Squads of lobbyists whose paychecks flow from soft money deals, including gun lobby and antiabortion fund-raisers, are fanning out to denounce McCain. 95. Synar waged a high-profile crusade against the gun lobby, tobacco companies, and cattle ranchers who use federal lands. 96. Sudbay said that Bush has shown no record of supporting gun control measures in Texas, and encouraged the passage of two major bills supported by the gun lobby. 97. Suddenly, a pending vote on the repeal of the assault weapons ban was put on hold while Clinton stepped up his attacks on the gun lobby. 98. That measure ran into stiff opposition from some lawmakers in Congress and the gun lobby, and took seven years to pass. 99. That may be due to the power of the gun lobby in Topeka. 100. The answer is that it is that Hollywood is a much easier target for Dole than Phil Gramm, Bill Clinton or the gun lobby. |