The NRA is driven by a toxic blend of greed, disinformation, and hypermasculine propaganda. A group that once positioned itself as a defender of responsible gun ownership has (d)evolved into a lobbying machine—one that prioritizes its own enormous profits and its stronghold on government over public safety.
 
A review of the American Rifleman, the NRA's membership magazine, makes this abundantly clear. In the magazine’s foreword, “Letters from the President and Vice President,” NRA leadership routinely pushes unfounded claims, shakily sourced information, and even deliberate misinformation. This isn’t accidental, it’s the NRA’s strategy to fuel outrage, deepen division, and tighten the organization's grip on its membership.
The NRA fosters a near cult-like loyalty among its followers, many so deeply indoctrinated that they resist even the most basic and common-sense gun reforms—no matter how many innocent lives are lost, or how many school children are killed, or how many domestic murders are committed. Universal background checks, red flag laws, and assault weapons restrictions are portrayed not as safety measures, but as existential threats to American freedom.
 
This toxic association is not about preserving the Second Amendment. It’s about preserving a lucrative power structure—one that profits from fear, division, and violence. Until the NRA is held accountable for its role in obstructing progress and spreading disinformation, meaningful gun reform will remain frustratingly out of reach, and lives will continue to be lost unnecessarily.