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The National Rifle Association’s soft power has diminished significantly over the past few years

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The downsizing is due to an attempt to extract more cash from training by shifting to online courses.

Phil Journey is a former NRA board member who has b NRA outspoken in his criticism of the group’s current leadership.

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