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<p>Few political groups in U.S. history have seen a collapse as swift and dramatic as the National Rifle Association.</p>
<p>Over the last several years, the NRA has experienced a public implosion, as the group loses members and revenue amid <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/wayne-lapierre-looks-like-the-corrupt-elites-he-rails-against">serious accusations of mismanagement and corruption</a>. And according to the latest NRA tax returns obtained by The Daily Beast, the reputational and organizational damage is rolling on with seemingly no end in sight.</p>
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Few political groups in U.S. history have seen a collapse as swift and dramatic as the National Rifle Association.
Over the last several years, the NRA has experienced a public implosion, as the group loses members and revenue amid serious accusations of mismanagement and corruption. And according to the latest NRA tax returns obtained by The Daily Beast, the reputational and organizational damage is rolling on with seemingly no end in sight.
