FRONTLINE Answers Your Questions About the NRA
January 6, 2015
Share
In recent years, the National Rifle Association (NRA) has dominated gun politics in America.
But it wasn’t always that way.
In Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA, premiering on air and online tonight, FRONTLINE reveals how the NRA reinvented itself from a group of gun enthusiasts and sportsmen with minimal political focus, to a powerful lobbying force that has consistently succeeded in defeating new gun control legislation.
In the run-up to tonight’s premiere, we asked you for your questions about the NRA.
Filmmaker Michael Kirk responded in the videos below:
Senior Digital Writer, FRONTLINE
Related Documentaries
Latest Documentaries
Related Stories
Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA
Related Stories
Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA
Policies
Teacher Center
Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation
Koo and Patricia Yuen
FRONTLINE is a registered trademark of WGBH Educational Foundation. Web Site Copyright ©1995-2025 WGBH Educational Foundation. PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding is provided by the Abrams Foundation; Park Foundation; the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen. FRONTLINE is a registered trademark of WGBH Educational Foundation. Web Site Copyright ©1995-2025 WGBH Educational Foundation. PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
