1.0Center for Public Integrityhttps://publicintegrity.orgJennifer LaFleurhttps://publicintegrity.org/author/jennifer-lafleur/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="12jc4pePpS"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/politics/rick-perrys-devotion-to-nra-backed-proposals-reaps-campaign-aid-and-grassroots-support/">Rick Perry’s devotion to NRA-backed proposals reaps campaign aid and grassroots support</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://publicintegrity.org/politics/rick-perrys-devotion-to-nra-backed-proposals-reaps-campaign-aid-and-grassroots-support/embed/#?secret=12jc4pePpS" width="600" height="338" title="“Rick Perry’s devotion to NRA-backed proposals reaps campaign aid and grassroots support” — Center for Public Integrity" data-secret="12jc4pePpS" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Screen-shot-2011-09-14-at-11.56.58-AM.png?fit=1260%2C618&ssl=11260618About two months before Rick Perry announced his presidential candidacy, he was a star draw at a Houston luncheon where the National Rifle Association was hunting for big bucks and touting its political clout. The May 26 bash at the swank Coronado Club drew dozens of rich gun aficionados and longtime Perry mega donors, according […]