Firepower

How the NRA Turned Gun Owners into a Political Force

Matthew J. Lacombe

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Princeton University Press
15 August 2023

Political science & theory; Political structure & processes; Constitution: government & the state; Political structures: democracy; Central government policies

Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics

How the NRA became a political juggernaut by influencing the behaviors and beliefs of everyday AmericansThe National Rifle Association is one of the most powerful interest groups in America, and has consistently managed to defeat or weaken proposed gun regulations-even despite widespread public support for stricter laws and the prevalence of mass shootings and gun-related deaths. Firepower provides an unprecedented look at how this controversial organization built its political power and deploys it on behalf of its pro-gun agenda.

Taking readers from the 1930s to the age of Donald Trump, Matthew Lacombe traces how the NRA's immense influence on national politics arises from its ability to shape the political outlooks and actions of its followers. He draws on nearly a century of archival records and surveys to show how the organization has fashioned a distinct worldview around gun ownership and used it to mobilize its supporters. Lacombe reveals how the NRA's cultivation of a large, unified, and active base has enabled it to build a resilient alliance with the Republican Party, and examines why the NRA and its members formed an important constituency that helped fuel Trump's unlikely political rise.

Firepower sheds vital new light on how the NRA has grown powerful by mobilizing average Americans, and how it uses its GOP alliance to advance its objectives and shape the national agenda.

By: Matthew J. Lacombe
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9780691207452
ISBN 10: 0691207453
Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 15 August 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Matthew J. Lacombe is the Alexander P. Lamis Associate Professor in American Politics at Case Western Reserve University. He is the coauthor of Billionaires and Stealth Politics.

Reviews for Firepower: How the NRA Turned Gun Owners into a Political Force

Firepower is the best scholarly analysis of the National Rifle Association (NRA) yet published .... [Lacombe] effectively argues that the NRA has long been political, but that the form of its politics changed from its quasi-governmental phase (pre-1970s) to its partisan phase (1970s onward) .... Anyone interested in the NRA and gun politics today should read this book. * Choice * Lacombe's book is a worthy read because it provides a new lens through which to view the NRA and the development of the gun rights movement more broadly. Its reorientation of the discussion from material and partisan to psychological processes makes Firepower an important addition to any syllabus on gun politics and interest group politics. ---Alexandra Filindra, Perspectives on Politics