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The NRA's Secret Tapes

The NRA's Secret Tapes

Released Sunday, 29th May 2022
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The NRA's Secret Tapes

The NRA's Secret Tapes

The NRA's Secret Tapes

The NRA's Secret Tapes

Sunday, 29th May 2022
 1 person rated this episode
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The National Rifle Association opened its annual conference on Friday in Houston — across the state from Uvalde, Texas, which was the site of the country's second-deadliest school shooting earlier this week. Back in 1999, a similar scenario played out. A day after the horrific school shooting at Columbine High School, leaders of the NRA gathered to craft their response. Tim Mak of NPR's Investigations team obtained secret recordings of how they developed their message; it would become their standard response for decades of school shootings to come.

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