The NRA has become the leader and voice of gun politics in the past century. How

The NRA has become the leader and voice of gun politics in the past century. How did this rise to power come about, what is their role in the “politicization” of guns, and why are they instrumental in gun culture?
Please provide a meaningful response and be sure to cite sources
Minimum of 150 words
Text: The Gun Debate, 2nd Edition
Philip J. Cook and Kristin A. Goss
Oxford University Press, 2020
978-0-19-007345-9