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                     Top US Gun Lobby Group Endorses Trump

   by Megan Duzor

   The leading U.S. gun lobby group, the National Rifle Association, has
   endorsed Republican Donald Trump for president and he responded by
   saying he would not let NRA members down.

   Trump told the group's convention in Louisville, Kentucky, Friday that
   the endorsement is a "fantastic honor."

   The NRA opposes measures aimed at restricting gun ownership and is
   considered one of the most influential such lobbying groups in the
   United States.

   Takes aim at Clinton

   Trump centered much of his remarks on Democratic front-runner Hillary
   Clinton, claiming that she wants to abolish the Constitution's Second
   Amendment, which gives citizens the right to bear arms. Trump said
   Clinton's proposals for greater restrictions on guns would leave
   law-abiding citizens at risk from criminals.

   Clinton has said she supports the Second Amendment, but says more
   safety measures are needed to keep guns out of the wrong hands,
   including expanded background checks and a ban on assault weapons.

   Trump often mentions in his speeches that he has a concealed weapon
   carry permit, and has called for policies that make it easier for
   law-abiding citizens to carry guns.

   Clinton will appear Saturday in Florida with parents who have lost
   children to gun violence, including the mother of Trayvon Martin, an
   unarmed black teenager whose death in 2012 led to one of the
   highest-profile U.S. criminal cases in years.

   The campaign appearances by both Trump and Clinton on gun-related
   issues this week highlight the prominent role the topic could play in
   the elections.

   On Friday, Trump also touted the list of potential Supreme Court
   nominees he released this week, saying they show his support for the
   Second Amendment and he called on Clinton to release her own list.

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   Polls Show Race Narrowing

   The latest national poll shows Clinton's lead over Trump has narrowed
   since he became the apparent Republican nominee earlier this month when
   the last of the his rivals dropped out of the race. The CBS News/New
   York Times survey released Friday found Clinton with a slight national
   edge over Trump, 47 to 41 percent, down from a ten-point margin a month
   ago.

   The same survey showed Clinton's rival, Bernie Sanders, doing better in
   a potential match-up against Trump, leading the billionaire businessman
   51 percent to 38 percent.

   Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, has acknowledged that
   he has only a narrow path to overtake Clinton, who is leading in the
   Democratic delegate count, but he has vowed to stay in the race through
   the remaining state contests.

   Sanders' supporters so far have resisted any move toward backing
   Clinton. They engaged in scuffles at a party convention in Nevada
   earlier this week when they felt they were short-changed in the number
   of national convention delegates that had been awarded to Sanders to
   represent the western state.
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