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That's not what we want. >> we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal and endowed by their create were certain unalienable rights. and among these are right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. ladies and gentlemen, without our firearms, we have none, none of the liberties. >> the nra was founded in 1871 as a sportsman's organization aimed at educating and building marksmanship as a skill among its members. >> you can become a part of this great heritage simply by calling now. >> today the nra has nearly five million members and considers itself the voi...

Guns. that makes around 65 million who aren't card carrying members of the nra. so the nra doesn't really get its power from its membership dues. it gets its power from the deep-pocketed corporations that have contributed nearly $52 million to the organization in the last eight years alone. and the nra spent that money pretty well. they've ushered in expansive conceal and carry laws, sensitive government data about gun crime, tied up federal regulation, and effectively blocked the renewal of the 1984 ban on assault weapons with high capacity magazines. in spice of numerous polls that show not ...

Guns. that makes around 65 million who aren't card carrying members of the nra. so the nra doesn't really get its power from its membership dues. it gets its power from the deep-pocketed corporations that have contributed nearly $52 million to the organization in the last eight years alone. and the nra spent that money pretty well. they've ushered in expansive conceal and carry laws, sensitive government data about gun crime, tied up federal regulation, and effectively blocked the renewal of the 1984 ban on assault weapons with high capacity magazines. in spite of numerous polls that show not ...

That to their credit, whatever you think of their politics, the activists have learned how to endorse and get ahold of. >> it's not a grassroots movement, it was astroturf. does this indicate that again you have all these rich millionaire figures at the top arguing, book deals and buying out and being quiet. does it really belie the fact that this is not a grassroots movement or do you think that's inevitable with any group that's been funded by deep pocketed people? >> no, that's the problem, they have struggled to create a meaningful grassroots system within all the energy they have built. t...

You think of their politics, the activists have learned how to endorse and get ahold of. >> it's not a grassroots movement, it was astroturf. does this indicate that again you have all these rich millionaire figures at the top arguing, book deals and buying out and being quiet. does it really belie the fact that this is not a grassroots movement or do you think that's inevitable with any group that's been funded by deep pocketed people? >> no, that's the problem, they have struggled to create a meaningful grassroots system within all the energy they have built. there are other groups and examp...