"Wayne LaPierre's legacy at the NRA has been to change the organization from one that historically was concerned with hunter safety, training and sportsmanship to one that is now a deep-pocketed, politically powerful machine - I say this reluctantly but it is a fact, representing the interests of criminals and terrorists."

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