Inside the NRA: A Tell-All Account of Corruption, Greed, and Paranoia within the Most Powerful Political Group in America

by Joshua L. Powell

Overview

A shocking exposé of rampant, decades-long incompetence at the National Rifle Association, as told by a former member of its senior leadership.

Joshua L. Powell is the NRA — a lifelong gun advocate, in 2016, he began his new role as a senior strategist and chief of staff to NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre. What Powell uncovered was horrifying — “the waste and dysfunction at the NRA was staggering.”

INSIDE THE NRA reveals for the first time the rise and fall of the most powerful political organization in America — how the NRA became feared as the Death Star of Washington lobbies and so militant and extreme as “to create and fuel the toxicity of the gun debate until it became outright explosive.”

INSIDE THE NRA explains this intentional toxic messaging was wholly the product of LaPierre’s leadership and the extremist branding by his longtime PR puppetmaster Angus McQueen. In damning detail, Powell exposes the NRA’s plan to “pour gasoline” on the fire in the fight against gun control, to sow discord to fill its coffers, and to secure the presidency for Donald J. Trump.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781538737255
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	09/08/2020
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	859,930
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

From 2016 to 2019 Joshua L. Powell served as Senior Strategist to the NRA and Chief of Staff to NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre.

Table of Contents

Prologue: Fallen Angels 1

Chapter 1 I Am the NRA 23

Chapter 2 The Wizard of Oz 43

Chapter 3 The Puppet Master 79

Chapter 4 The Hammer 103

Chapter 5 From Russia with Love 149

Chapter 6 Under Attack 163

Chapter 7 Game of Thrones 195

Chapter 8 Shootout in Indy 215

Chapter 9 "The NRA Is a Criminal Organization" 235

Chapter 10 Searching for Answers 263

Chapter 11 Cleaning House 285

Acknowledgments 297

Notes 299