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| IANSA Director in Gun Debate with the NRA |
 IANSA's Rebecca Peters took on the powerful US gun lobby in a debate against the CEO of the National Rifle Association, Wayne
LaPierre on October 12. The debate was broadcast repeatedly on US television over the following week. Viewers were invited to vote
on the winner in an online poll; the result was 68% for Mr LaPierre and 32% for Ms Peters.
The NRA had promoted the event heavily to its 4 million members in the US, urging them to watch the debate and vote. The NRA even
took out a full-page ad in USA Today newspaper, describing Rebecca Peters as 'leader of the powerful United Nations coalition
seeking a global gun ban treaty'. By contrast, most of IANSA's members are located outside the US and therefore were unable to watch
the debate.
Read an edited transcrip of the debate here (Word Document)
See the the NRA's ad from USA Today here (PDF Document)
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