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FILE - Wayne LaPierre, former CEO of the National Rifle Association walks in the hallway at civil court in New York, Monday, July 15, 2024. LaPierre told a New York judge Monday, July 29, that the appointment of an independent monitor to oversee the gun rights group’s finances would be like "putting a knife straight through the heart of the organization and twisting it.” (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah, File)

Former NRA chief says appointing a financial monitor would be ‘putting a knife’ into the gun group

By Jake Offenhartz - Associated Press

Wayne LaPierre, former CEO of the National Rifle Association, leaves the courtroom for an afternoon break in the second phase of a civil case that New York Attorney General Letitia James brought against the NRA, Monday, July 29, 2024, in New York. LaPierre told a New York judge on Monday that the appointment of an independent monitor to oversee the gun rights group's finances would be "equivalent to putting a knife straight through the heart of the organization and twisting it." (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Judge bars Wayne LaPierre from working for NRA for 10 years but declines to appoint monitor

By Jake Offenhartz - Associated Press

Former Republican Rep. Bob Barr of Georgia has sent a letter to Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. urging him to back off his attempt to restore the so-called "assault weapons" ban of 1994. (Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)

NRA names new leadership to replace former CEO found liable for wrongly spending millions

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Wayne LaPierre, left, CEO of the National Rifle Association, leaves the courtroom as a jury continues deliberations during a trial at New York State Supreme Court, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Wayne LaPierre, NRA found liable in lawsuit over lavish spending

By Jake Offenhartz - Associated Press

FILE - NRA general counsel John Frazer arrives at court in New York, Jan. 8, 2024. Closing arguments are expected in state Supreme Court in Manhattan, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in the civil case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James against the NRA, its former CEO Wayne LaPierre and three other NRA officials. Jury deliberations are slated to follow. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

NYC trial scrutinizing lavish NRA spending under Wayne LaPierre nears a close

By Philip Marcelo - Associated Press

National Rifle Association and Wayne LaPierre illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

Second Amendment supporters owe Wayne LaPierre a debt of gratitude

By David Keene - The Washington Times

Oliver North enters court in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, in New York. North, the retired Marine who was pushed out as president of the National Rifle Association, testifies in a lawsuit over alleged financial misdeeds by leaders of the gun rights group. North says he was forced out after blowing the whistle on improprieties. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman)

Oliver North says NRA reacted to misconduct allegations like a ‘circular firing squad’

By Jake Offenhartz - Associated Press

Wayne LaPierre illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

Thank you, Wayne LaPierre, America’s unsung civil rights leader

By Rick Manning

In this April 26, 2019, file photo NRA executive vice president and CEO Wayne LaPierre attends the National Rifle Association annual convention in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) **FILE**

Wayne LaPierre steps down as head of NRA after lengthy tenure

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Illustration on the enduring National Rifle Association (NRA) by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

National Rifle Association alive and thriving, 5 million members strong

By David Keene - The Washington Times

National Rifle Association executive vice president Wayne LaPierre speaks during the Leadership Forum at the NRA-ILA Meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center Friday, May 27, 2022, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

Wayne LaPierre overwhelmingly wins reelection to lead NRA

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

In this April 26, 2019, file photo NRA executive vice president and CEO Wayne LaPierre attends the National Rifle Association annual convention in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) **FILE**

LaPierre sets tone of annual NRA meeting, emphasizes school safety after Texas mass shooting

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. West, the former Florida congressman and firebrand who rode into office on the tea party wave a decade ago, said Sunday, July 4, 2021, that he will run for governor of Texas in a bid to again seize on restless anger from the right. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Allen West launches bid to replace NRA’s Wayne LaPierre, ignites bitter feud within gun group

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

FILE- In this April 26, 2019, file photo NRA executive vice president and CEO Wayne LaPierre attends the National Rifle Association annual convention in Indianapolis. LaPierre, the embattled leader of the National Rifle Association, said Wednesday, April 7, 2021, that he put the powerful gun-rights group into bankruptcy without first informing most of its board members and top officials. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

NRA trial opens window on secretive leader’s life and work

By JAKE BLEIBERG - Associated Press

FILE- In this April 26, 2019, file photo NRA executive vice president and CEO Wayne LaPierre attends the National Rifle Association annual convention in Indianapolis. LaPierre, the embattled leader of the National Rifle Association, said Wednesday, April 7, 2021, that he put the powerful gun-rights group into bankruptcy without first informing most of its board members and top officials. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

NRA boss says he didn’t tell group leaders before bankruptcy

By JAKE BLEIBERG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, file photo, National Rifle Association Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2020, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md. After school shootings that left dozens dead in recent years, LaPierre said the resulting outrage put him in such danger that he sought shelter aboard a friend’s 108-foot yacht. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

NRA exec sheltered on borrowed yacht after mass shootings

By JAKE BLEIBERG - Associated Press

National Rifle Association Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre speaks at Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2020, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md., Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

NRA files for bankruptcy protection, will seek to reorganize in Texas

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

State Attorney General Letitia James accused top officials at the NRA of diverting millions of dollars of charitable donations made to the lobbying group and squandering it on family vacations, private jets and expensive dinners. (Associated Press/File)

Letitia James, New York attorney general, moves to dissolve NRA after probe

By Jeff Mordock and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this May 4, 2013, file photo, National Rifle Association members listen to speakers during the NRA's annual Meetings and Exhibits at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. (Johnny Hanson/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

NRA cutting staff and salaries amid coronavirus pandemic

By LISA MARIE PANE - Associated Press

National Rifle Association Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre speaks at Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2020, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md., Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

Wayne LaPierre: NRA is fighting ‘scorched earth assault’ to destroy us

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times