The NRA and its media outlet have long been a breeding ground for odious conspiracy theories

HTTP/2 200 server: nginx date: Sat, 30 Mar 2019 12:20:10 GMT content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8 content-length: 82472 x-drupal-cache: HIT content-language: en x-generator: Drupal 7 (http://drupal.org) link: ; rel="canonical",; rel="shortlink" cache-control: public, max-age=300 last-modified: Sat, 30 Mar 2019 12:03:31 GMT expires: Sun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT vary: Cookie,Accept-Encoding x-request-id: v-3bca5f4a-52e5-11e9-963d-22000bde935c x-ah-environment: prod age: 398 etag: W/"1553947411-1" via: varnish x-cache: HIT x-cache-hits: 4 accept-ranges: bytes The NRA and its media outlet have long been a breeding ground for odious conspiracy theories A National Rifle Association official had a conspiratorial correspondence with an infamous Sandy Hook conspiracy theorist after the 2018 Parkland, FL, school shooting, according to a March 27 HuffPost exclusive. The story is indicative of a culture at the NRA that allows the promotion of conspiracy theories about mass shootings, gun policy, and other topics by some of its leaders. Melissa Joskow / Media Matters  NRA official attempted to spread misinformation after Parkland shooting by enlisting a Sandy Hook conspiracy theorist NRA official contacted Sandy Hook hoaxer to spread conspiracy theories about Parkland school shooting. HuffPost broke the news that NRA training instructor and program coordinator Mark Richardson emailed Wolfgang Halbig -- an Alex Jones associate and frequent guest on his Infowars outlet who routinely harassed the families of Sandy Hook victims -- to float the theory that the Parkland shooter “was not alone.” That same day, Infowars published a story with the headline “Video: Second Shooter Reported In Florida Massacre.” From the March 27 HuffPost article: An official with the National Rifle Association corresponded with a prominent Sandy Hook conspiracy theorist to call into question the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, emails obtained by HuffPost show. NRA officer Mark Richardson emailed Wolfgang Halbig, a noted harasser of parents of Sandy Hook Elementary School victims, to float a conspiracy theory about the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 people were killed last year. “Just like [Sandy Hook], there is so much more to

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