How the NRA became a US political lobbying giant

The History Hour

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🗓️ 24 April 2021

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

The origins of the gun lobby in the US. Plus we speak to Prof Robert Spitzer about the power of the National Rifle Association. Also, the mysterious American who killed two men in Pakistan and triggered a diplomatic crisis, the historic trial of the Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in 1961, the battle to reclaim a Native American sacred lake, and the first space shuttle mission.

Photo: National Rifle Association Holds Its Annual Conference In Dallas, Texas. DALLAS, TX - MAY 05 2018. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the History Hour podcast from the BBC with me, Max Pearson and the World Service
0:05.1	witness history team, the past brought to life by those who were there.
0:09.5	This week we've got possible spooks, a space flight first, Native American rights, and one of the most significant
0:16.5	trials of the last century. And with me this week are Alex Last, Louise Hidalgo, Bob Howard,
0:22.1	Josephine Kasley.
0:23.2	Hello.
0:24.2	Hello.
0:25.2	So let's see what's coming up.
0:26.2	Starting with Joe.
0:27.2	Hi Max, so yeah, my story this week is about this very mysterious American guy who shot
0:32.2	and killed two men in Lahore in Pakistan in 2011.
0:36.4	And I don't want to give too much away, but basically this shooting triggered a big diplomatic
0:40.9	crisis between the US and Pakistan.
0:43.0	Sounds like the plot for a film.
0:45.0	And Louise?
0:46.0	Well, I've been hearing about the first ever successful campaign by Native Americans
0:50.0	to get their land given back by the US government,
0:52.0	so that was back in 1970 and
0:54.8	Alex hello Max this week I'll be looking at a moment that revolutionized space
0:59.3	exploration and that was the very first space shuttle mission which was 40 years ago.
1:04.6	Thanks Alex but we begin this week with Bob Howard who's been delving into the history
1:09.2	of the pro-gun lobby in the US Bob.
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