<p>The 4-million member gun owners' rights group offered its first online broadcast Friday afternoon -- an initial volley in an effort to become both a news organization and talk-radio presence.</p>
<p>"Creating this is our way of saying the NRA will not be silenced. It is designed to circumvent the campaign-finance restrictions, which would bar us from communicating to our members before elections," said NRA spokeswoman Kelly Hobbs.</p>