Nation Jul 29 Judge bars former NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre from working for group for 10 years By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press
Politics Feb 23 National Rifle Association and longtime leader Wayne LaPierre are found liable in lawsuit over lavish spending A New York jury on Friday found that Wayne LaPierre and other current or former executives misspent millions of dollars of the not-for-profit's money on pricey perks for themselves. By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press
Nation Feb 15 Private jets, trips to the Bahamas. NYC trial scrutinizing lavish NRA spending under Wayne LaPierre nears close A New York lawsuit claiming National Rifle Association executives wildly misspent millions of dollars of the nonprofit organization’s money on lavish perks for themselves is wrapping up after weeks of contentious testimony. By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press
Nation Jan 05 Watch 4:56 What the resignation of Wayne LaPierre means for the future of the NRA The longtime leader of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, is stepping down after more than three decades. His announcement came ahead of a civil corruption trial brought by the New York attorney general alleging fraud and mismanagement. Amna Nawaz… By Amna Nawaz
Politics Jan 05 NRA chief Wayne LaPierre says he’s resigning days before civil trial scrutinizing his leadership The longtime head of the National Rifle Association is resigning, just days before the start of a New York civil trial that's poised to scrutinize his leadership of the powerful gun rights organization. By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press
Jun 26 NRA’s top lobbyist resigns amid turmoil within the group By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press Chris Cox, long viewed as the likely successor to longtime CEO Wayne LaPierre, resigned just about a week after the NRA put him on administrative leave, claiming he was part of a failed attempt to extort LaPierre and push him… Continue reading
Jun 08 How the ‘good guy with a gun’ became a deadly American fantasy By Susanna Lee, The Conversation The archetype can be traced back to 1920s detective fiction, when gruff, gun-toting, cigarette-smoking mavericks became heroic figures. Continue reading
Apr 27 Oliver North out as NRA president after leadership dispute By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North announced Saturday that he won't serve a second term as president of the National Rifle Association after he lost the support of the gun-rights group's leadership. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 5:10 NRA backs Trump’s call for arming teachers: ‘Schools must be the most hardened targets’ By PBS News Hour The CEO of the NRA gave a full-bore defense of gun rights at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday, calling for weapons in schools in response to a mass shooting in Florida last week. Meanwhile, Republicans in that state… Continue watching
Feb 22 Despite NRA’s hard line on guns, some conservatives are rethinking the issue By Daniel Bush OXON HILL, Md. — NRA chief Wayne LaPierre opened the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday with an attack on efforts to pass new gun regulations in the wake of last week’s mass shooting in Parkland, Florida. But throughout the… Continue reading