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Honorable William L. Scott Description of Enclosures: (1) Statement of Director before the National CommisSion on the Causes and Prevention of Violence, 9/18/68. (2) Message from Director entitled "an Analysis of the New Left: A Gospel of Nihilism," | (3) Turbulence on the Campus. NOTE: j This is the case which recently received considerable press coverage. The Department requested investigation to determine whether the National Rifle Association (NRA) should have registered as a lobbyist in connection with gun registration legislation. We interviewed three officials of NRA and furnished the Department with an investigative report. The Department | on 12/10/68 advised that the NRA registered on 12/10/68 with the Clerk of the House of Representatives as a lobbyist; and requested that any further investigation by this Bureau be discontinued. Bureau indices contain no derogatory information identifiable with the constituent. We have had cordial relations with Congressman Scott in the past. -2-