Hi, it's NPR's Book of the Day. I'm Andrew Limbaugh. After the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, the National Rifle Association had a choice. They could appeal to more moderate gun owners and work with Democrats who were open to compromise on gun issues. Or they could double down on guns as a culture war

wedge issue in America and lean into more radical messaging. I think you can guess which

path they chose. Because the culture war stuff brings in the money. And money was something the

NRA needed then and desperately needs now. How the organization got into the financial mess it's in is the story of this next book,

titled Miss Fire.

It's by NPR investigative correspondent Tim Mack,

who got access to lots of internal NRA documents and interviews with insiders.

And he told NPR Steve Inskeep about the greed and corruption rampant inside the NRA.

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Right.

The National Rifle Association is in a bit of trouble.

The New York State Attorney General sued to dissolve the organization that's at

the center of the gun lobby. The NRA is a nonprofit accused of diverting money from its charitable

mission. Our colleague Tim Mack has been investigating where some of the money went.

We're talking about things like millions of dollars in private jets, lavish meals, fancy vacations

to Europe and the Bahamas.

There's six figures in luxurious suits for Wayne LaPierre personally from Rodeo Drive.

Tim refers there to Wayne LaPierre, a longtime leader of the NRA.

LaPierre is also a central character in Tim Mack's new book, Miss Fire.

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