As I await the arrival of the unauthorized history of the NRA getting a sneak peak at the insights. (There's more....) https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2020/3/24/21191524/nra-national-rifle-association-history-frank-smyth-wayne-la-pierre
How the NRA grew from a marksmanship group to a controversial political powerhouse

In his new book, investigative journalist Frank Smyth explores the group’s rise to favor, particularly under the Trump administration.

https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2020/3/24/21191524/nra-national-rifle-association-history-frank-smyth-wayne-la-pierre
"The NRA didn’t embrace gun rights till the Sullivan Law — the nation’s first gun control law, which mandated licenses for concealed firearms — was passed in New York in 1911."

Imagine that. They didnt embrace gun rights until gun rights were challenged. (Keep going...)
The NRA "didn’t reference the Second Amendment until 1952, and they didn’t embrace the notion of the right to keep and bear arms, the mantra of the modern NRA, until 1959."

Shocking but definitely interested to read more and fact check this.

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