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Buying An Assault Rifle with No Background Check Dan Helmer for Congress Published on Apr 30, 2018 Dan Helmer, Army veteran and candidate for Congress in Virginia's 10th District, was able to walk into a gun show and buy an assault rifle in less time than it takes to buy a cup of coffee. Dan Helmer is a progressive veteran who served in Afghanistan and is running for Congress in a very competitive Virginia congressional district. He also made a big enemy last week: the NRA. Why? Because he filmed an undercover video of himself buying an assault weapon without a background check. It took him 10 minutes. The people selling it laughed as they asked if he was a felon. So now the NRA is trying to tear Dan down. It’s up to us to lift him up. Watch Dan Helmer’s amazing video detailing just how easy it was to buy an assault weapon without a background check and make a $10 donation to his campaign. He needs our help. This race is eminentl...

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Primary results confirm 2018 is a terrible year to be a House Republican Mike Braun wins Indiana Republican Senate primary   BY JAMES HOHMANN with Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greve THE BIG IDEA: Republican members of the House fared especially poorly Tuesday in primaries across four states, offering fresh evidence that this fall will bring another change election and a new batch of outsiders promising to shake up Washington. North Carolina Rep. Robert Pittenger was felled by former Baptist pastor Mark Harris despite a massive spending advantage, an outcome that caught D.C. Republicans off guard. Harris portrayed the third-term lawmaker as a creature of “the swamp” and relentlessly hammered him over his March vote for the $1.3 trillion spending bill. Pittenger is the first incumbent of either party to be forced out of Congress this year. In the primary to take on Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly (D), wealthy businessman...