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[Alex G]

Wayne LaPierre Falsely Claims "All" The NRA's Money Comes From Small Donors
http://mediamatters.org/blog/201201170017

Fox Guests Adopt NRA Chief LaPierre's "Massive Obama Conspiracy" On Guns
http://mediamatters.org/blog/201201050007
January 05, 2012 11:13 am ET by Chris Brown & Matt Gertz

Back in September, National Rifle Association executive vice president Wayne LaPierre drew ridicule after claiming the existence of a "massive Obama conspiracy" to take no action on gun control in his first term, get reelected, and then "erase the Second Amendment from the Bill of Rights."

2011: A Year In The NRA's "Insane Paranoid" Conspiracy Theories
http://mediamatters.org/blog/201112220019
December 27, 2011 10:02 am ET by Chris Brown

Wayne LaPierreFormer National Rifle Association (NRA) chief Ray Arnet once said, "You keep any special interest group alive by nurturing the crisis atmosphere." The organization has long taken this sentiment to heart. For years, the NRA has warned that nationwide gun bans and confiscation were right around the corner. These threats made up in hysterical rhetoric for what they lacked in credibility.

Arnet's comments demonstrate why the organization has adopted such a dishonest strategy. To sustain its $200-million-plus annual budget, the organization relies upon donations from both its members and the gun industry; constant fearmongering boosts donations from both. By working their members into a frenzy, they can better convince them to financially support the NRA and thus stave off that dark future.