Inside the Downfall of the NRA
The Bill Press Pod
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4.7 • 601 Ratings
🗓️ 2 November 2021
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Misfire: Inside the Downfall of the NRA is the new book by NPR's Tim Mak. It reveals the self-dealing and corruption of its top leaders and their betrayal of their committed rank and file members. Plus, the surprising narrative that Wayne LaPierre is weak and easily bullied.
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| 1:03.2 | Hello friends and welcome back to the Bill Press pod. |
| 1:09.8 | Well, suddenly, gun control, which never quite disappeared, is back in the full spotlight this week. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments |
| 1:12.9 | in the first gun control case in a decade, whether a New York state law limiting the right to carry |
| 1:19.1 | a handgun outside the home is constitutional. And also this week, a powerful new book out, |
| 1:25.9 | documenting the legal and financial problems of the National Rifle Association. |
| 1:31.5 | In his new book, Misfire Inside the Downfall of the NRA, NPR's investigative correspondent Tim Mack documents how Wayne LaPierre, longtime head of the NRA, led the NRA into the loss of at least |
| 1:46.8 | a million members and millions and millions of dollars. Tim Mack also reports on latest efforts |
| 1:53.5 | by New York Attorney General Letitia James to force the NRA to shut its doors forever. So does a weaker or non-existent NRA mean that the Congress |
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