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Very Last Word: The NRA’s culture of fear

7:26 PM on 12/27/2012

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MSNBC's Karen Finney stuck around for the Very Last Word Wednesday to discuss the difficulty of confirming a director for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. She also speaks about the culture of fear that has been fomented by the N.R.A. around the idea of taking away people's guns.

MSNBC’s Karen Finney stuck around for the Very Last Word Wednesday to discuss the difficulty of confirming a director for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. She also spoke about the culture of fear that has been fomented by the NRA around the idea of taking away people’s guns.

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