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This week, Coca-Cola and Kraft announced they are pulling their corporate memberships from a conservative group that was behind the spread of "stand your ground" laws like the one highlighted in Florida by the Trayvon Martin case.
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The CNN article is aimed directly at eroding support for Stand Your Ground laws. CNN apparently got a lot (all?) of its material from the Center for Media and Democracy. CMD is mounting an all-out attack on Stand Your Ground laws and is trying to smear or shame any supporters of those laws.
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Yes, Tara Mica is a lobbyist and the Texas state liaison for the NRA-ILA. Yes, Tara Mica was/is the NRA-ILA representative to ALEC. Interested in
what Tara Mica did at ALEC?
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2011 ALEC Annual Meeting Substantive Agenda
The following new model legislation was introduced:
- "Gun Owners' Privacy and Access to Health Care Act" (by Tara Mica, National Rifle Association)
- "Honesty in Firearms Act" (by Tara Mica, National Rifle Association)
- "Disposition of Firearms in State or Local Custody Act" (by Tara Mica, National Rifle Association)
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