Claim: A Connecticut Democrat didn't get his facts straight when he claimed NRA executives "pay their salaries" by taking "a cut" of assault weapons sales. In arguing that the NRA "represents gun manufacturers" and not "gun owners anymore," Sen. Christopher Murphy discounted NRA membership dues as "less than half" of NRA funding and instead elaborated on how the NRA makes "tens of millions of dollars off of the purchases of guns." He said, "They pay their salaries off of these gun purchases."
Fact-check: Do Assault Weapons Sales Pay NRA Salaries? - FactCheck.org
Verdict: a connecticut democrat didn't get his facts straight when he claimed nra executives "pay their salaries" by taking "a cut" of assault weapons sales. in arguing that the nra "represents gun manufacturers" and not "gun owners anymore," sen. christopher murphy discounted nra membership dues as "less than half" of nra funding and instead elaborated on how the nra makes "tens of millions of dollars off of the purchases of guns." he said, "they pay their salaries off of these gun purchases."
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2013-01-15T23:12:04