How did the NRA manage to gain so much control over the American President and the Supreme Court? Who are the armed citizens masquerading as secret police in America today? Why is an understanding of history so important in the fight to regulate America's guns?

Join David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell as they discuss how The National Rifle Association became such a powerful force in American politics. 

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