Rachel Maddow looks at how the once politically powerful NRA is falling apart amid humiliating scandal and infighting and could face being shut down as New York Attorney General Letitia James investigates their finances. Aired on 12/24/19.
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NRA Collapsing Under Scandal, Criminal Investigation | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
Good riddance.
NRA stated mission is to teach gun safety. Their real mission is they want to take away your guns fear baiting for cash to buy themselves a life of luxury.
@T salinger1026 NRA ,isn’t just Rep.,s,it’s a coglomerate of gun owners of all ilks.As with many groups,Senators, Representatives ,Churches,etc. What starts out with good purpose and intention,many times get corrupted by exalted leaders,and immediate cohorts ,who fall into the abyss of greed and power at all costs where as ,the people(most of us),don’t realize the front being put up is unscrupulous, until our fog of reality finally lifts.
@Boyd what? Putin was funding the NRA and the NRA was meeting with known Russian spies. Plus pushing a narrative that caused fear and ignorance which is very similar to the KGBs disinformation campaign against the US. Truthfully the Russians with probably have a much harder time influencing your elections if the NRA crumbles. So unless you think Putin seen the NRA as a poor investment and is glad to be done with it I believe your comment is ill-informed at best
Imagine that..republicans being corrupt
@ajay the mexican american and its ok to lock kids up in cages at the border and rip them crying from their innocent loving mothers. Youre ok with that??? Idiots you are.
@mikey joe ….its too bad that picture was taken in 2014, when Obama was President. It’s too bad Obama did it and Denocrats Never changed the law. What a shame…
P.s. In America, when a criminal or drug dealer fornexample is locked up they’re also separated from their kids, why aren’t you pounding sand about those kids?! Its just too bad Obama started it, kind of throws salt in your argument there doesn’t it….
@ajay the mexican american more lies…….all lies.
@mikey joe Its tough to accept it bud, do as I did, it’s simple- open your eyes and look around… it took me almost 3 years to see it, I rejected every notion that went against what my professors taught us, but after voting for impeachment and putting our country and any future President in such weak position, I had enough. I will not support something that lowers the bar so low that any President can be impeached on a nothing made up phone call. I really questioned it after the 9 month baby murdering fantasy you Democrats are pushing but now this?! Now they literally stomped and san pounded their way to our constitution and I for one will not have a single second of it! I warned everyone, if you vote to impeach with Nothing, not a single high crime, no misdemeanors, people like ME would turn against you. Now Pelosi is holding up impeachment in the Air and tbh, I dont think anyone considers him impeached, not legitimately, not with one side only votes, the fact that you are willing to support the destruction of America sickens me, you people disgust me, you are not American.
@ajay the mexican american its how a democracy works. All the congress men and women who impeached him, they represented real americans. It was a something phone call and it was real. He aint a king. It really happened. Does that help you at all??
They got caught doing what the right always does, playing the rubes for suckers.
@Airik Luna Are you encouraging us to fight evil with evil? That’s surely the blueprint for destroying America for good. Exactly how you want it huh? I hope others are diligent in spotting the foreign trolls who try to stir up a civil war. I see you.
@Demetrius Evans What I’m saying is the Reich wing portrays liberals as weak tree huggers. And if you think defense of our union is evil then they already won.
correct
@Cathyblj Hey I absolutely agree guns should be harder to get. We should also set limits.
*The Russian oligarchs AKA Putin funnelled millions of dollars in contributions to RepubliKKKlan senators, Congressmonsters and Trump in 2016. Where will Putin funnel his 2020 donations through?*
@Bugs Bunny
Just wait and see how your hyperpartisan society gets blown to pieces by Russia.
If you don’t learn to co-mmunicate with your political rivals again, you’re just done for.
Every time I read someone fantasising about the “total destruction” of the Republicans or the Democrats after the next election, I facepalm to the sound of Putin giggling.
@Grim Reefer your definitely not American putting in your two rubles this videos should stay where your from no nothing about America or the American people and trying to create Marxism for the stupid moron AOC I’ll bet she writes and spells good with no commonsense and there’s no fix for what she has Stupid
@Just Say’n nice try, jobless loser..Sorry you can’t collect your welfare check and have to actually work for a living..
@KZ
I don’t know where you are from, but I am a german.
So, if you are an American, how comes my English is leagues beyond yours?
Did you know there is a proven connection between literacy and intelligence?
Now ask yourself why you and all your friends in these comments are so illiterate…
@robearl1983 Your responses indicate that your skull stuffing is denser than concrete. Thank you for entertaining everyone in my living room after a wonderful dinner and excellent wine, but your silly circles are growing quite tiresome to this audience. 😪😪😪Bye Bye!
Ya and not to mention how the NRA was infiltrated by Russian spy Maria Butina and a lot of Russian money flowed thru the NRA to Republican politicians in violation of campaign finance laws. The NRA has been on life support. Now is the time to pull the plug! Then we can _finally_ have reasonable gun control laws like background checks for all gun sales, closing the gun show loop hole which has put guns in the hands of criminals. And an assault rifle ban including high capacity magazines which are not necessary for hunting and self defense and clearly are the weapons of choice for school shooters and domestic terrorists.
@LAST CALL Knock Yourself Out!
@Jeff Haddix
*I was waiting to hear your argument, but I guess you don’t have one.*
@LAST CALL Not unless you have something to say that is ridiculous and easily debatable.
liar
@Jeff Haddix
*You sound like a typical libturd that doesn’t have anything to back up their arguments. But I’ll have to give you some credit, at least you know to quit when you’re behind.*
Oh look, an organization the Republican base blindly supports is full of corruption. This is my shocked face.
@Blondie SL
*So, it’s not just Republicans.*
Hey Derp—-and you Libturds are still believing Rachel after she has misled you for OVER 4 years with her FAKE news about Trump??? lol…”This is the end of Trump”…”Trump will not be President…” ” Hillary is going to win by a landslide…..”……lol…..lol….
FAKE NEWS…MSNBC Is Full Of It.
Looks like the NRA shot itself in the foot.
Kay Gee Thoughts and Prayers friends, thoughts and prayers. Also I am still blocked on Twitter because I refuse to remove a tweet I @ed towards Dana Loesch typing “So will you be in the same prison as Trump and the rest of the GOP or will it be an entirely different one? The NRA and GOP are going down and justice shall prevail you bimbo! #DeathOfTheNRA #DeathOfTheGOP #TrumpForPrison #TheResistance”
I sent that tweet on September 6th, 2019 and have never heard back after I appealed it.
The NRA “Cheneyed” itself!🤦♀️🤯🤣🤣🤣🌊🌊🌊🌊🗽🗽🗽
@Tom Waddle Trump couldn’t locate the 2nd Amendment with a map, much less explain it coherently. He’s a corrupt moron whose sole skill is stoking sheeples’ fear to exploit them.
@Jay 88 Hey Jay….you are another MSNBC and CNN sucker. The only “fall” is going to be CNN and MSNBC in the near future.
@Tom Waddle …..right…..
Y’see Republicans, this is why Democrats push for regulation. If left to their own devices, rampant corruption happens- that is unless you enjoy shelling out $$39,000 for a rich person’s bougie one day clothes shopping sprees.
@Crystal Giddens “More lives are saved by those with weapons than those lost by weapons” The lives saved would be unaffected by gun control, so what’s your point?
@Crystal Giddens Gun control doesn’t affect gun use for self defense, so what’s your point?
@Crystal Giddens Trump stole from his own charity. get your facts together.
The Republicans are against regulations because it interferes with their corruption 🤮🤢🤮🤢
@Shabbernigdo Xingjian that’s cute you think an ak 47 or ar15 are less leathal than the m4
I was keeping the champagne for trump’s downfall, but I will crack it open today to celebrate the NRA’s downfall! I will need to get another bottle of champagne for 2020’s presidential downfall! Thank you Rachel for this update – a good Christmas present!
@Gerald Haynes Jr I am partial to a drop of the J. Daniels meself mind you!
@pat comerford
Yes anything to celebrate us being released from this political nightmare.
Even if Trump supporters thinks it’s the best thing for America.
Seasons Greetings to you and your family.🌲
@Gerald Haynes Jr Many happy returns!
@sandra casso Hear, hear!
Don’t bother with the second bottle. you won’t be drinking it till 2024.
And the Republicans made a huge deal over AOC spending her own hard earned money on a hairdo?
Aoc is moron period
@noel cook no that would be your mother.
So, the people who run the NRA are as greedy, dishonest, and corrupt, as the politicians they support. Like those corrupt politicians, corrupt NRA officials steal from the people that support them and their lifestyles.
O corrupto e o trump que rouba os fundos e faz um monte de merda por ai e quer comprar o mundo inteiro para seu dominio .
NRA stated mission is to teach gun safety. Their real mission is they want to take away your guns fear baiting for cash to buy themselves a life of luxury.
Yet somehow America will find a way to blame the Russians. or Mexico. or N Korea. or Iran. or Iraq. or Muslims. or Syria. or Palestinians. or the EU. or NATO. or Canada.
@Jim Battersbee A significant number will believe anything told to them by the right person or group.
In the end, the NRA is responsible for what the NRA is and the NRA is very American, if easily bought by anyone with enough money.
tRump got $780k from them, so he won’t mention the corruption.
Merry Christmas to all the victims and family’s affected by mass shootings. Probably the best news they could get
Stephen you mean victims of mk ultra ! Hitler took away the public’s guns and everyone got a free tattoo ! Don’t you get it ! More people in America died last year from bee stings than mass shootings you fool ! Let’s ban bees ! Most mass shooters are democrats anyway !
@William Buick yes you’re right, but thats natural selection at work. How about the NRA closing up shop or actually going back to what it was initially created for and that is encouraging / training people in how to use guns. Build a bit more common sense into the processes of ownership in that stopping the local village idiots or mentally deranged getting hold of them. Setting out more sensible rules about storing them at home in proper safes etc. Not hard stuff, but more aimed at protecting people instead of backing the manufacturers who don’t have public safety in mind
@Mr D Since you support Trump, and Trump is a proxy Russian president supported by his proxy Russian republican Trump party, Russian propaganda machine FOX News, and President Putin himself, that would essentially make YOU a communist. Conservatives have sold out their country to Russia because they hate liberals that much. And they have found a way to crash the system to make it impossible to remove even a maniac like Trump from office. Fitting that your grandchildren will inherit an Earth that mostly resembles Venus due to the actions of your republican friends. You should apologize to grandchildren someday. They are going to want to know why their planet is a hellscape.
gov’t did 90 % of all shootings, & mostly fake victims
One might say that the NRA “Shot itself in the foot”. Dumb, dirty and corrupt to the core.
Criminal organisations are supposed to be shut down.
Then why is Bloomberg running for president?
@Exculpatory Shōgun
What’s your point?
@MR intel It’s a Russian troll, site has no content, dead giveaway, don’t reply, you reply he gets paid, no reply no Roubles.
😂😂😂
About time. The NRA has been feeding on Russian money for years, and funneling it to Republicans.
The demise & ruination of the NRA is great news. December has been a great month for gaining insights into the truth. Impeaching Trump is another good news story. Bring it on USA …the rest of the world applauds you as you discover the corruption in your midst & clean house.
here’s insight; 18USC 2385
In other words. Republican and morality are contradictions in terms.
Yes! …and “corrupt republican” is redundant.
@James Jones But so true
Noticed how pro Russian the Republicans have become. From championing Russian oligarchs who attacked our elections to own mines in KY. The NRA is a lobbyist group that has admitted to taking Russian money. They support every major Republican candidate. Lots of Russian money in the GOP
Dana Collins
Lots of NRA Rubles in GOP candidate campaign coffers.
Not only the State that Moscow Mitch represents, but now Kremlin Kevin, accepted Russian money – Putin’s money. The GOP now stands for: the Grand Old Putin Party.
HARD TO BELIEVE IT, BUT THE SUCKERS WILL KEEP SENDING THEIR MONEY TO THE NRA BELIEVING THE NRA WILL SAVE THEIR PRECIOUS GUNS
“they’ll take our guns” no they stole your money you idiots
At the beginning of this video there is an ad from the NRA saying “they’re taking our guns away” and they want you to click on it and donate to them!
@Gilbert Jacobs
*Who’s money? There are only 5 million NRA members, that leaves 145 million gun owners that have never had anything to do withe the NRA.*
@LAST CALL what you’re saying doesn’t make any sense. The US population is approximately 330,000,000 there are about 400,000,000 firearms in the country … so should we assume that pro gun control have been secretly donating? Or should we use logic and reason and conclude that not all donors are members?
@Yulette Rogers
*Why would anyone donate to the NRA unless they were members? Most gun owners have never been members of the NRA.*
The NRA is nothing short of a terrorist organization at this point.