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Misfire : inside the downfall of the NRA / Tim Mak.
"A blistering exposé of the National Rifle Association, revealing its people, power, corruption, and ongoing downfall, from acclaimed NPR investigative reporter Tim Mak"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781524746452 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: x, 371 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Dutton, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | National Rifle Association of America > History. Gun control > United States > History. Lobbying > United states > History. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 363.330973 Mak | 31681010255719 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
The result of a four-year investigation, NPR journalist, drawing on never-before publicized documents and cultivated dozens of confidential sources with the NRA itself, exposes the gun groupâs rampant corruption and slow decline, marking a change in the battle of gun rights and control in America. Illustrations. - Baker & Taylor
"A blistering exposâe of the National Rifle Association, revealing its people, power, corruption, and ongoing downfall, from acclaimed NPR investigative reporter Tim Mak"-- - Penguin Putnam
A blistering exposé of the National Rifle Association, revealing its people, power, corruption, and ongoing downfall, from acclaimed NPR investigative reporter Tim Mak
âTenacious, careful and incisive.ââJonathan Swan ⢠âDeeply and meticulously reported, colorfully and precisely written.ââOlivia Nuzzi ⢠âNonstop revelations are told with gripping detail and intimate insider knowledge.ââDavid Frum ⢠âFantastic.ââChris Hayes
The NRA once compelled respectâeven fearâfrom Republicans and Democrats alike. Once a grassroots club dedicated to gun safety, the NRA ballooned into a powerful lobbyist organization that maintained an iron hold on gun legislation in America. This influential nonprofit raised millions in small fees from members across the country, which funded hidden, lavish lifestyles of designer suits, private jets and yachts, martini lunches and Champagne dinnersâwhile the group manipulated legislators and flirted with a Russian spy.
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Yet in 2012, the NRAâs grip on Washington began to loosen in the wake of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary. Facing nationwide outrage, NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre gave a speech claiming the solution was not fewer guns, but more guns, in schools. The groupâs rhetoric only escalated from there, a misstep that sparked a backlash and invited the scrutiny of the government.
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Unveiled here for the first time ever are surprising, revelatory details spotlighting decades of poor leadership and mismanagement by LaPierre; the NRAâs long association with marketing firm Ackerman-McQueen; NRA executivesâ 2015 trip to Moscow, a by-invitation affair packed with meetings with Russian government officials, diplomats, and oligarchs seeking influence in American politics; as well as the power struggle between LaPierre and former NRA president Oliver North that fractured the organization.Â
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Misfire is the result of a four-year investigation by journalist Tim Mak, who scoured thousands of pages of never-before-publicized documents and cultivated dozens of confidential sources inside the NRA's orbit to paint a vivid picture of the gun group's rampant corruption and slow decline, marking a sea change in the battle over gun rights and control in America.
