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r r , pay; Seale aoa ON (Fig. 7227-87) i , PeLoach & Casper Callahan Conrad Felt a Gale ySicee Rosen LF Sullivan Tavel Trotter Tele. Room Holmes 1 i UPJ -25 a, (GUNS) _— WASHINGTON--THE FBI IS INVESTIGATING THE STATUS OF THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCAATION, THE POWERFUL ANTIGUN CONTROL ORGANIZATION WHICH HAS NEVER REGIST=RED AS A DCHESTIC LOSSY BECAUSS IT CCNTENDS IT 1S NOT A LOBBYING BoDY, A SPOXESMAN SAID THE FBI WAS ASKED TO INVESTIGATES NRA AT THE BEQUEST OF THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT. A JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN HAD NO COMMENT, EXCEPT TO NOT= THAT FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES THAT DOMESTIC LOBBYISTS TO REGISTER WITH TEE CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 4 A_SPOXESMAN FOR NRA SAID THE QUESTION OF REGISTRATION WOULD Be : , REVIZUED SOON BY THE ASSOCIATION'S EXECUTIVE BOARD. ; | A PUBLISHED REPORT TODAY SAID THE FBI INVESTIGATION WAS SPARKED BY JCOMPLAINTS FROM AN UNIDENTIFIZD MEMBER OF CONGRESS, dag este HOMAS D. DODD, D-CONN., LONG TIME PROPONENT OF STRONG GUN CONTROLS, FORMALLY REQUESTED A CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION DURING SENAT: DESATE ON THE GUN CONTROL BILL LAST SEPT. Ic. RE SAID THE NRA'S TAX EXEMPT STATUS SHOULD °F Liétzp AND THE ASSOCIATION SHOULD BE FORCED TO REGISTER AS A Lossy, _ _ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SENATOR SAID TODAY, KOWEVE2, HE HAD NEVER MADE ANY RECUEST FOR INVESTIGATION TO THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CR ANY OF ATs AGENTS. ; 12/6 --E G37 PES 4 3 a WASHINGTON CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE