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Why has the NRA been eozying up to Russia? Page 9 of 13. Torshin attended the May aoro convention in Louisville, Kentueky, meeting with Trunp and even sharing a table with Donald Trunp dr.. nt.one ofthe dinners. A.n.TOpWMH Fotnw The Right to Bear Arns has a ways to go before they can develop the outsized leve! of influence its American counterport enjoys. But in aolq, it suecesstinly convineed the Russian parliament to pass a castle doctrine bill. Butina has talked a great dend about bringing the. NRA's suceesstul programs, like the group's Eddie Eagle curriculon for kids, to Russia.. A hidden purpose? Butina's interests appear to go beyond just guns. She frequently writes about her opposition to economic sanetions by the west. inchuding rhose on Russian arms. In a 20r5 article for The National Interest, she wrote, *It may take the eleetion of a Republican to the White House in aoio to inprove relations between the Kussiand Federation and the United Stares." Not long after Butina's 2ota visit the NRA put out a little-noticed statement criticizing the Obarna administration's sanctions against Russia.Noting that the crackdown ineluded Russia's arms roanufacturer, they wrote: *While the United States government blames the Ukrainian coniliet for this latest move,gun contro! ndvocates will ro doubt applaud the ban on importation of some of the very types of firearms at the center of recent domestie attempts 1 FBI(18av2107)-30