‘Misfire’ Details NRA’s Financial Misconduct and Gross Mismanagement

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🗓️ 20 December 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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For his new book, ‘Misfire: Inside the Downfall of the NRA,’ NPR investigative reporter Tim Mak dove deep into the inner workings of the National Rifle Association. Over the course of three years, Mak interviewed 120 sources and pored through thousands of pages of documents, emails and memos, and in his book, he offers a portrait of an organization wracked by venality, gross mismanagement and financial misconduct, much of it caused by Wayne LaPierre, the NRA CEO and his wife Susan, who plundered membership dues to pay for their extravagant lifestyle. We talk to Mak about his book and the future of the NRA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:03.4	Coming up on forum, the National Rifle Association is in turmoil.
1:12.0	It filed for bankruptcy this past January after the New York State Attorney General accused the gun lobby group of financial misconduct and sued to dissolve the nonprofit, all while under the leadership of CEO Wayne LaPierre. NPR's Tim Mack has
1:19.7	written a comprehensive account of the greed and incompetence at the top levels of the NRA.
1:24.6	We'll talk to Mack about the NRA's fall and why the hard right
1:28.6	player in U.S. culture and politics may be down, but not out. Join us. This is Forum. I'm Mina Kim. For his new book, Miss Fire, Inside the Downfall of the NRA,
1:53.1	Tim Mack of NPR dives deep into the inner workings of the National Rifle Association.
1:57.7	With more than 120 source interviews, thousands of pages of documents,
2:01.6	and audio recordings of private meetings.
2:03.6	Mack creates a portrait of an organization ultimately beset by gross mismanagement and financial
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