America’s pro-Trump armed right would not be the first to invent a new ideology to justify their violence. Genocidaires developed propaganda ahead of the mass violence in late-1930s Germany and early-1990s Rwanda.
The financial scandal that erupted inside the National Rifle Association reminded me of a scandal nearly a century before. NRA leaders back then, however, handled it differently from the way leaders have done today.
Here are five myths about the NRA’s mission and history — some told by critics, others told by the NRA itself.
The National Rifle Association of America has a long, exquisite history of service to the nation. Many of its leaders from past generations were war heroes. But their legacies, largely for political reasons, are barely known today.
The role that race has played in the NRA is actually different from what many people may think.
Parkland student Emma Gonzalez’s question was on point, but NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch never answered it.
The weapon is a modification of the M-16 rifle. Its round is designed to maximize damage to tissue and bone.
