Posted on 06/29/2020 9:17:37 PM PDT by upchuck
After spending over $30m to help elect Donald Trump in 2016, the National Rifle Association faces a deepening financial crisis with over 200 staff layoffs and furloughs in 2020, according to three NRA sources, gun analysts and documents.
The situation is likely to hinder efforts by the gun rights group to help Trump and other Republicans win in November’s election.
The 200-plus layoffs and furloughs, which have not previously been reported and were mainly at NRA headquarters in Virginia, were spurred by declines in revenues and fundraising, heavy legal spending, political infighting, and charges of insider self-dealing under scrutiny by attorneys general in New York and Washington DC, the sources say.
“The widespread Covid layoffs and furloughs have further harmed both the NRA’s legal capacity and political influence beyond what was already a troubling deterioration,” said one NRA official who requested anonymity to discuss internal matters. The official added the outlook this year for NRA political spending was “deeply concerning.”
NRA staff learned about the furloughs, plus 20% staff pay cuts, four-day work weeks and other belt tightening, in an April email from Wayne LaPierre, the longtime top executive of the NRA, which claims it has 5 million members.
LaPierre’s email to the “NRA family” said “we have lost significant revenue” and linked the austerity moves to the pandemic’s stay-at-home orders. The email said the NRA hoped to bring back those furloughed when its finances improved.
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How about closer to 25 years ago?
The NRA worked because of volunteer efforts. I used to spend one weekend a month at a local gun range providing free NRA firearms training. Then a fellow named Neil Knox (it you don't know who he was,look him up.) started asking questions about where the money was going. Next thing you know, Wayne starts a war to make sure Neil doesn't become President and ultimately leave tbe organization.
As a life member, I'm not quitting - but I don't do much else but read about them. Neil Knox was one of the strongest defenders of the Second Amendment that we have ever had. LaPierre wasn't fit to lick his boots.
LaPierre is the reason I quit. The man is corrupt and run the NRA as if it were a personal fiefdom. Why do you think Ollie left?
I was a member since ‘64, joined at the age of 18. I won’t go back until there’s a full house cleaning.
I am not familiar with the sweepstakes because I do not pay attention to such nonsense. But yes, they are always inventing new ways to coax people into giving them more money. But, the “free gifts” have surprisingly been quality items for the most part and I like the magazines.
I am offended by any “nonprofit” which overpays its chief executive. That is why we stopped giving money to charities like St. Judes which does good work but pays its CEO tens of million of dollars and a dozen other executives over a million dollars a year. The only overpaid exec I am aware of at the NRA is LaPierre and it is probably long past time for the NRA to give him a kick in the rump and send him on his way.
Was? Still *is*.
Aside from NFA34, GCA68?
How about this? https://www.statesman.com/article/20140603/NEWS/306039722
NRA called open carry “downright weird” and refused to support it.
Especially when they couldn’t even attend the protest 10 miles from their office. Too much caviar in their mouths to even make a statement.
Probably could use some cutbacks and streamlining.
The cause of the crisis is Wayne and his buddies siphoning off cash for their own personal use. I will not pay membership dues or make contributions until Wayne is gone and there is a full audit.
Instead my money will go to the Second Amendment Foundation. They actually fight to defend our 2nd amendment rights in numerous court cases.
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