Members of a family check out the Beretta gun display at the 132nd Annual National Rifle Association Meeting in Orlando, Florida, April 27, 2003. The National Rifle Association had plenty to celebrate at its annual convention on Sunday: a gun-friendly president and Congress it helped elect, a robust membership of four million and a real shot at eliminating its most hated law – the ban on assault weapons. (Photo by Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
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