NRA still wields real, if misunderstood, political power (The Center for Public Integrity)

This week’s tragic shooting in San Bernardino will no doubt result in a sadly familiar Washington debate about the prospects — likely dreary — of new gun control legislation. Much of the back-and-forth will focus on the supposed stranglehold that the National Rifle Association holds over Congress. The group’s fundraising prowess and political power is real, but as this 2013 Center investigation by Alan Berlow revealed, it is somewhat misunderstood.
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