ABC: Gun Control Lobby Claims McCain Insider Had Ties to NRA Spy Op

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Gun Control Lobby Claims McCain Insider Had Ties to NRA Spy Op
NRA Allegedly Hired Spy to Pose as Gun Control Activist
By ANNA SCHECTER
August 19, 2008



A Republican lobbyist considered part of the McCain campaign 's "kitchen cabinet" oversaw a National Rifle Association lobbying campaign that allegedly hired a spy to infiltrate gun control groups, according to Paul Helmke, president of the Brady Campaign for Gun Control.

James Jay Baker served as executive director of the National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) in the late 1990s when it allegedly hired a woman to pose as a gun control activist and funnel information back to the NRA.

A McCain campaign spokesperson said Baker was only a "high level volunteer" for the campaign.

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