Scandal-ridden NRA head Wayne LaPierre digs in against gun control
1 / 4NRA Wayne LaPierreFILE - In a April 27, 2019 file photo, National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre speaks at the NRA Annual Meeting of Members in Indianapolis. In the latest national furor over mass killings, the tremendous political power of the NRA is likely to stymie any major changes to gun laws.
Ardent gun rights supporters have turned on LaPierre in recent months, taking to Twitter and Facebook with the hashtags #changethenra and #savethe2a. Some are calling for his resignation and questioning how he can turn the tide against the push for more robust gun control measures after the Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, rampages, given all the scandals.
Story continuesLaPierre, who rarely speaks to mainstream media outlets, declined requests to be interviewed. In a written statement issued Thursday, he said none of the gun control proposals being discussed would have prevented the most recent attacks. Pro-gun activist Jeff Knox tells a story about how his father, Neal Knox, a former top lobbyist at the NRA, brought LaPierre to a gun range outside Washington early in his NRA career. LaPierre pulled out a rusty shotgun and the elder Knox, appalled by its condition, removed the dipstick from his Cadillac and used the oil to wipe off the rust.
"He was really like the professor. His office was just chock-full of papers and books all over the place," Feldman said."He never looked like the kind of guy who would end up" CEO of the NRA.LaPierre went on to become a powerful leader, surviving several internal NRA political skirmishes that lately have been worthy of a"Game of Thrones" subplot.
Since then, the legal issues have mounted almost by the week. The group's non-profit status has been threatened by an investigation by the attorney general in New York, where the NRA's charter was established in the 1800s. Even some board members have openly criticized the NRA. Among them is Allen West, who described the organization as a"cabal of cronyism." After he and other critical board members were stripped of their committee assignments, West said the NRA stands for"National Retaliation Association."
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