NRA
Gun Rights Advocacy and Anti-Gun Control LobbyingDescription
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The NRA is summoned by Hoynes as looming antagonist, accusing Bartlet of exploiting Abilene for gun control gains, injecting lobbying juggernaut pressure that escalates alliance tensions and frames the speech as high-risk defiance.
Invoked through anticipated accusations and political backlash
External threat challenging presidential moral authority via electoral and cultural muscle
Hardens policy fault lines amid reelection vulnerabilities
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