LEADER 00000nim a22005055a 4500 003 MWT 005 20210322045355.1 006 m o h 007 sz zunnnnnuned 007 cr nnannnuuuua 008 210312s2021 xxunnn es i n eng d 020 9781696604727 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 020 1696604729 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 029 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ rcb_9781696604727_180.jpeg 028 42 MWT13972275 037 13972275|bMidwest Tape, LLC|nhttp://www.midwesttapes.com 040 Midwest|erda 082 00 363.330973|223 099 eAudiobook hoopla 099 eAudiobook hoopla 100 1 Lacombe, Matthew J.,|eauthor. 245 10 Firepower :|bhow the NRA turned gun owners into a political force|h[Hoopla electronic resource] /|cMatthew J. Lacombe. 250 Unabridged. 264 1 [United States] :|bKalorama,|c2021. 264 2 |bMade available through hoopla 300 1 online resource (1 audio file (9hr., 01 min.)) : |bdigital. 336 spoken word|bspw|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 344 digital|hdigital recording|2rda 347 data file|2rda 506 Digital content provided by hoopla. 511 1 Read by Mike Chamberlain. 520 The National Rifle Association is one of the most powerful interest groups in America, and has consistently managed to defeat or weaken proposed gun regulations-even despite widespread public support for stricter laws and the prevalence of mass shootings and gun-related deaths. Firepower provides an unprecedented look at how this controversial organization built its political power and deploys it on behalf of its pro-gun agenda. Taking listeners from the 1930s to the age of Donald Trump, Matthew Lacombe traces how the NRA's immense influence on national politics arises from its ability to shape the political outlooks and actions of its supporters. He draws on nearly a century of archival records and surveys to show how the organization has fashioned a distinct worldview around gun ownership and used it to mobilize its supporters. Lacombe reveals how the NRA's cultivation of a large, unified, and active base has enabled it to build a resilient alliance with the Republican Party, and examines why the NRA and its members formed an important base that helped fuel Trump's unlikely political rise. Firepower sheds vital new light on how the NRA has grown powerful by mobilizing average Americans, and how it uses its GOP alliance to advance its objectives and shape the national agenda. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 610 20 National Rifle Association of America. 610 20 Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) 650 0 Gun control|zUnited States. 650 0 Firearms ownership|xPolitical aspects|zUnited States. 650 0 Firearms owners|xPolitical activity|zUnited States. 650 0 Pressure groups|zUnited States. 700 1 Chamberlain, Mike. 710 2 hoopla digital. 856 40 |uhttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/ 13972275?utm_source=MARC|zInstantly available on hoopla. 856 42 |zCover image|uhttps://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ rcb_9781696604727_180.jpeg