Wayne LaPierre: America’s Hired (and Fired) Gun | 179

Scamfluencers

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4.1 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Wayne LaPierre spent decades at the helm of the National Rifle Association, transforming it into one of the most powerful lobbying groups in America. But behind his carefully crafted image as a gun-toting cowboy was a man who barely knew how to fire a weapon. LaPierre’s true loyalty was never to guns—or even to the NRA—but to himself. He raised millions from devoted members, then siphoned off the organization’s funds to bankroll his own life of luxury.

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0:25.7	Sarah?
0:27.1	Yes.
0:29.7	I'm scared.
0:36.8	You know a lot about me, but do you know that I love guns?
0:38.9	I love shooting guns. You know, I didn't know that about you, that I love guns? I love shooting guns.
0:44.0	You know, I didn't know that about you, but I really want to try shooting a gun.
0:44.3	Yes. And no one will take me to a shooting range.
0:45.9	Oh, I will take you.
0:47.6	I will take you.
0:49.3	Politics aside, they're cool.
0:51.7	Yes, listen, to be clear, I don't think anyone should own a gun.
0:55.0	They are awful death machines, but they are so cool.
0:58.6	I know.
0:59.2	There's a reason why they're in video games.
1:02.0	Well, as a gun expert, I'm here today to take you into the heart of gun culture
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