The Rise and Fall of the NRA

As of 2017, about 14 million Americans claimed some sort of affinity for the NRA. Under Harlan Carter, the NRA's membership triples from 1 million to more than 3 million. It would reach 5 million members under Wayne LaPierre. One of the most peculiar, but also influential aspects of Harlan's time and power was his repeated and intense defense of cheap, shitty handguns.