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The NRA list includes actor Danny DeVito, right, who posted several pro-gun-control messages on his Twitter account after the massacre in Newtown, Conn. DeVito is shown with “Solitary Man” costar Michael Douglas in 2010. (Phil Caruso/Solitary Man Productions)

NRA compiles 'anti-gun' list

WASHINGTON — The National Rifle Association classifies Bob Barker as anti-gun, even though the retired game-show host sleeps with a .38-caliber pistol next to his bed, shoots skeet and donated to the group’s choice for president, Republican Mitt Romney.

Barker is among 494 people, organizations and companies on an NRA list of those holding positions it finds hostile. The roster, posted on the website of the largest U.S. pro-gun group, includes poet Maya Angelou, the United Methodist Church and the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Florida first state to reach 1 million concealed gun permits

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida will be the first state to have issued 1 million permits allowing people to carry concealed firearms, said Adam Putnam, Florida’s commissioner of agriculture and consumer affairs.

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NRA enabled bullets-by-mail used by Colo. shooting suspect

The man accused of the Colorado movie-theater shooting amassed his ammunition stockpile with help from a 26-year-old law the National Rifle Association hailed at the time as its "greatest legislative milestone."

In this June 19, 2012, file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Holland, Mich. A new Associated Press-GfK poll shows that Republican challenger Romney has moved into a virtually even position with the president after three months of declining job creation that have left the public increasingly glum. Fewer Americans believe the economy is getting better and a majority disapproves of how President Barack Obama is handling it. Only 3 out of 10 adults say the country is headed in the right direction. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Romney campaign doesn't want GOP governors touting state job growth

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign asked Florida Gov. Rick Scott to tone down his statements heralding improvements in the state’s economy because they clash with the presumptive Republican nominee’s message that the nation is suffering under President Barack Obama, according to two people familiar with the matter.

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