NRA kicks off annual meeting as board considers successor to longtime leader Wayne LaPierre
The National Rifle Association is kicking off its annual meeting in downtown Dallas, gathering for the first time in decades without Wayne LaPierre at the helm as board members prepare to elect his replacement.
Former NRA chief Wayne LaPierre misspent gun rights group's money, owes more than $4M, jury finds
The longtime head of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, misspent millions of dollars of the organizationโs money, using the funds to pay for an extravagant lifestyle that included exotic getaways and trips on private planes and superyachts, a New York jury determined Friday, ordering him to repay almost $4.4 million.
NY attorney general seeks to dissolve NRA
The organization went from a nearly $28 million surplus in 2015 to a $36 million deficit in 2018. The NRA is fraught with fraud and abuse, which is why, today, we seek to dissolve the NRA, because no organization is above the law.A message seeking comment from the NRA about the lawsuit was left Thursday. While the lawsuit accuses all four men of wrongdoing and seeks fines and remuneration, none of them have been charged with a crime. The advertising firm would pick up the tab for various expenses for LaPierre and other NRA executives and then send a lump sum bill to the organization for out-of-pocket expenses, the lawsuit said. He accused LaPierre of exerting dictatorial control.