Wayne LaPierre, the leader of the National Rifle Association of America who served for decades as a fierce protector of the Second Amendment, advocating for firearms owners and manufacturers, is resigning days before his civil trial is set to begin.
The NRA announced Friday in a statement LaPierre is stepping down as executive vice president and chief executive officer, effective January 31.
Andrew Arulanandam, an NRA executive and head of general operations, will become the interim CEO and executive vice president of the organization, the NRA said on its website.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James in 2020 filed a lawsuit to dissolve the NRA, claiming the organization violated laws for non-profit groups and took millions for personal use and committed tax fraud. The case is set to go to trial on Monday.
The only thing that matters is objective material evidence that one’s position is correct.
This argument may have more weight if you support it by presenting objective material evidence.
If it bleeds, it leads.
When you see gang related gun violence, ask if those gun owners were legal gun owners who filled out a background check form and took a training class, or if they weren’t legally allowed to have guns in the first place and bought an illegal gun on the street?
Most defensive gun uses go unreported because there’s nothing to report- the criminal ran away when they saw a gun.
Sorry to link back to Reddit but it’s useful here- Here’s the /r/CCW list of Redditor involved defensive gun use situations
