The NRA: The Unauthorized History - 9781250210302

For the first time, the definitive account of AmericaÆs most powerful, most secretive, and most controversial nonprofit, and how far it has strayed from its origins. The National Rifle Association is unique in American life. Few other civic organizations are as old or as large. None is as controversial. It is largely due to the NRA that the U.S. gun policy differs so extremely ù some would say so tragically ù from that of every other developed nation. But, as Frank Smyth shows, the NRA has evolved from an organization concerned above all with marksmanship ù and which supported most government efforts around gun control for a hundred years ù to one that resists all attempts to restrict guns in any way. At the same time, the organization has also buried its own remarkable history. Here is that story, from the NRAÆs surprising roots in post-Civil War New York City to the defining event that changed its culture forever ù the so called ôCincinnati Revoltö of 1977 ù to the present day, where President Donald Trump is the most ardent champion in the White House the NRA has ever had. For anyone who has looked at access to guns in our society and asked ôWhy?ö, this is an unmatched account of how we got here, and who got us here.

• | Author: Frank Smyth
• | Publisher: Flatiron Books
• | Publication Date: Apr 20, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 304 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Political Science
• | ISBN-10: 1250210305
• | ISBN-13: 9781250210302