The National Rifle Association is one of the nation’s most powerful lobbying organizations and probably most responsible for stopping any new significant gun laws.

However, the NRA has gone through a series of major financial and legal setbacks in recent years. They include filing for bankruptsy, accusations of financial mismanagement by high-ranking NRA officials, which led to defending itself in an investigation by the New York State Attorney General and dozens of resignations.

NPR’s Washington Investigative Correspondent Tim Mak is on Thursday’s Smart Talk to discuss his new book Misfire Inside the Downfall of the NRA.