PHOENIX - MAY 15: Former US ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton speaks at the 138th National Rifle Association of America meetings at U.S. Airways Center on May 15, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona. The NRA, a longtime supporter of the Republican party, will address concerns over a Democratic government's influence on gun control laws. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

PHOENIX - MAY 15: Former US ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton speaks at the 138th National Rifle Association of America meetings at U.S. Airways Center on May 15, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona. The NRA, a longtime supporter of the Republican party, will address concerns over a Democratic government's influence on gun control laws.

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