When allegations of corruption, unchecked spending and self-dealing at the NRA finally broke into the open last year following the virtual street fight at the Indianapolis convention, we called the situation exactly what it has turned out to be; an existential threat to the organization. The situation was that serious because, due to inertia, inattention, … Read more
As the National Rifle Association’s recent tax filing revealed, NRA EVP and CEO Wayne LaPierre got a big salary bump last year. This, during a time of unprecedented charges of cronyism, self-dealing and lavish spending on travel and wardrobe. Not to mention the drain on the association funds as a result of fighting a flurry of … Read more
Steve Hilton is a Fox News talking head and hosts a show called The Next Revolution. He devoted his most recent Swamp Watch segment to Wayne LaPierre and the swirling controversies surrounding the NRA EVP and CEO, concluding with this . . . “For years Wayne has taken NRA members’ money to live the life … Read more
David Dell’Aquila is the National Rifle Association donor who has been leading a grassroots effort to oust EVP and CEO Wayne LaPierre and other senior NRA officers. In a conversation with him last month, he laid out his four-phase strategy for bringing about those management changes with the goal of cleaning up NRA operations and … Read more
Yesterday we wrote about the directors and officers insurance coverage carried by the National Rifle Association. We’ve been getting conflicting reports as to whether that coverage remains in place. Now, based on a new report from the New York Times, that coverage has become even more important to the NRA’s current and former board members. … Read more
It’s difficult to know exactly what’s going on inside the NRA these days. News reports and the small amount of information that manages to find its way into public view is contradictory. On the one side, you have people like NRA president Carolyn Meadows and board members such as Todd Rathner, Joel Friedman and Scott … Read more
This is exactly why it’s so important for the NRA to clean its own house. As we’ve said dozens of times, the protection and expansion of responsible firearms ownership in this country is served by a healthy, well-run, effective National Rifle Association. The NRA’s status in American politics has seemed in doubt amid multimillion-dollar shortfalls … Read more
During yesterday’s National Rifle Association membership meeting, one of the organization’s foes that Executive director Wayne LaPierre singled out for criticism was New York’s newly-elected attorney general Letitia James. Now, in the wake of allegations of overspending, conflicts of interest and a lack of internal controls, James has announced that her office has opened a … Read more
By Adam Kraut Over the past few months news of impropriety, questionable business dealings, lack of transparency regarding the inner workings of the NRA, and outrageous compensation have emerged. While the source for a lot of this information is not one that many people hold in high regard, much of the information has been independently … Read more
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