NPR: NRA called members 'hillbillies' and 'fruitcakes' in recording
NPR: NRA called members 'hillbillies' and 'fruitcakes' in recording

In audio recordings obtained by NPR, National Rifle Association officials appear to call some members “hillbillies” and “fruitcakes” during a 1999 meeting to discuss the possibility of canceling the NRA’s annual meeting following the then-recent Columbine shooting.