The best question of the day:

Can we please ask ourselves how a major American city is on total lockdown and our senate just killed a bill on background checks for guns? — Michelle (@michelledeidre) April 19, 2013

Is there a direct correlation between the madness transpiring in Boston and the NRA's stranglehold on Congress?

No.

Is there a direct correlation between the 32,000 gun-related deaths in the U.S. every year – including domestic terrorists' ability to legally purchase assault rifles – and the NRA's stranglehold on Congress?

Yes.

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