Wayne LaPierre, CEO and government vice-president of the Nationwide Rifle Affiliation, addresses the NRA conference in Indianapolis in April.
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Wayne LaPierre, CEO and government vice-president of the Nationwide Rifle Affiliation, addresses the NRA conference in Indianapolis in April.
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The longtime chief of what was as soon as the nation’s strongest gun rights group is leaving his submit.
Wayne LaPierre steps down as he and different former NRA officers stand accused of misappropriating funds from the nonprofit to bankroll opulent life that included personal jets, luxurious holidays, and costly eating. LaPierre has denied these allegations in a New York court docket.
In a press release Friday, NRA President Charles Cotton mentioned LaPierre, who’s 74, mentioned he’s resigning of well being causes. The gun group says it is going to proceed to defend itself within the lawsuit introduced by New York State.
LaPierre will go away his submit on the finish of the month.
“With pleasure in all that now we have completed, I’m asserting my resignation from the NRA,” LaPierre mentioned in a press release on the NRA’s web site.
“I have been a card-carrying member of this group for many of my grownup life, and I’ll by no means cease supporting the NRA and its combat to defend Second Modification freedom. My ardour for our trigger burns as deeply as ever.”
