In his 2000 book The America We Deserve, Donald Trump wrote about his support for common-sense gun control measures, including a ban on assault weapons and longer waiting periods before people can buy firearms. He also called out Republican politicians who are beholden to the gun lobby.

“The Republicans walk the NRA line and refuse even limited restrictions,” he wrote.

Less than two decades later, Trump has become one of those Republicans he criticized. “I love the NRA. I love the Second Amendment,” he told the National Rifle Association’s annual convention last year, just months before launching his presidential campaign. “I promise you one thing. If I run for president and if I win, the Second Amendment will be totally protected.”

Next week, for the second year in a row, Trump will speak at the group’s annual meeting, a gathering of tens of thousands of single issue voters who are ready to embrace the real estate mogul and support his run for the White House.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/05/12/3777814/donald-trump-nra/