WASHINGTON — The National Rifle Association is liquidating investments as it bleeds cash amid legal turmoil, internal tumult, and dwindling membership revenue, according to an independent audit reviewed by Rolling Stone. In February, the NRA liquidated nearly $17 million worth of stocks and fixed-income assets from its investment portfolio and …
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In 2016, the National Rifle Association was the single biggest outside donor to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, dropping $30 million dollars to help ensure his election. But a lot has changed since then. In 2020, amid dwindling revenue and revelations the group was misusing funds, the NRA committed roughly half …
Read More »Ex-NRA Chief to Pay More Than $4 Million Back in Restitution
The National Rifle Association and its ex-CEO Wayne LaPierre were found liable for misspending millions of dollars on lavish perks. A New York Jury on Friday found that LaPierre, who steered the NRA for three decades, used charitable funds to pay for exotic vacations, excursions on private jets, and superyachts, …
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Billing himself as “the best friend gun owners have ever had in the White House,” Donald Trump addressed National Rifle Association members for the eighth time in his political career on Friday night in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania — appearing as the keynote speaker of the NRA Presidential Forum, part of the …
Read More »Longtime NRA Chief Resigns Ahead of Corruption Trial
Longtime National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre has announced that he will resign from the organization days before the organization is scheduled to stand trial on civil corruption charges in New York. “The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) announced today that Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre announced he is …
Read More »From a Gun-Free Bubble, NRA Demands 'More Guns' To Limit Mass Shootings
HOUSTON—The biggest names of the National Rifle Association’s annual gun show wouldn’t take the stage until mid-afternoon on Friday. But a young man with a vintage Make America Great hat, and a couple wearing matching “ULTRA MAGA” shirts, began camping out in the third-floor hallway of the convention center not …
Read More »NRA to Declare Bankruptcy, Reorganize in Texas
The embattled National Rifle Association is seeking an exit from its financial and legal woes by declaring bankruptcy, with a plan to reorganize in the state of Texas. In a statement to reporters on Friday, NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre said the NRA had reached a “transformational moment” and that a …
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