claim: "the nra used to support expanded background checks."
author: barack obama
evidence_1: apr 19, 2013 ... “in fact, even the nra used to support expanded background checks. the current  leader of the nra used to support these background checks.” — president  obama, remarks on senate vote on gun bill, april 17, 2013. some readers were  curious to learn more about the national rifle association's ...
evidence_2: nov 17, 2015 ... release: gun owners overwhelmingly support background checks, see nra  as out of touch, new poll finds ... that fits in with a broader feeling that the nra  has lost it way: 59 percent of gun owners feel that the nra used to be an  organization devoted to gun safety but that it has been overtaken by ...
evidence_3: aug 13, 2015 ... two years after the failure of senate legislation to expand background checks on  gun purchases, the public continues to overwhelmingly support making ... the  survey finds that overall public views of the political influence of the national rifle  association (nra) have not changed much in recent years.
evidence_4: barack obama says, 'the nra used to support expanded background checks.'  key findings from this: "we think it's reasonable to provide mandatory instant  criminal background checks for every sale at every gun show. no loopholes  anywhere for anyone," [lapierre] said. "that means closing the hinckley  loophole so the ...
evidence_5: apr 18, 2013 ... president obama says gun law foes "willfully lied"; major components of obama's  gun proposals fail to win senate approval; supporters of new gun laws blame the  defeats on nra influence in congress; polls show most americans support  expanded background checks. in a major defeat for supporters of ...