Posted on 07/20/2019 8:33:54 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
(CNN) - The National Rifle Association was already reeling from leadership shakeups and allegations of financial mismanagement when it dropped another bombshell.
The NRA accused Chris Cox -- the man who had controlled the organization's lobbying and political activities for more than 15 years -- of trying to overthrow Chief Executive Wayne LaPierre, according to a lawsuit filed last month.
Cox denied the charge to The New York Times, but quickly resigned. His unceremonious sacking stunned NRA board members, who saw Cox as a potential successor to LaPierre, and infuriated political staffers. Some started packing up their desks, unsure of whether they would be ousted too, multiple NRA sources said.
That's when the Washington power brokers really started to worry. Cox's departure, after months of turmoil at the NRA, only amplified the sense that the gun-rights group might not be the political powerhouse in 2020 that it has been for decades, including notably in 2016.
When President Donald Trump convened a meeting with bipartisan lawmakers and signaled and openness to some gun control measures in the wake of a shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 dead, it was Cox who showed up at the White House the following evening.
Afterward, Cox tweeted that Trump didn't want gun control. For his part, Trump tweeted: "Good (Great) meeting in the Oval Office tonight with the NRA!"
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“...is there a reputable and committed organization dedicated to the preservation of 2nd Amendment rights in the US?..”
GOA, CCRKBA and 2nd Amendment Foundation. No $ for NRA until they’ve flushed their problems.
I well remember that one - and all the pearl-clutching by the Establishment NRA-types that went on.
[[One lawyer drew a $million bucks for one year’s work? What the hell is going on up there? New need answers, now. ]]
Too much money flying around and too many “lifers” in charge. La Pierre should have been gone decades ago. The Board membership needs to be cut by 2/3.
[[I well remember that one - and all the pearl-clutching by the Establishment NRA-types that went on.]]
Oh for the days of Harlan Carter testifying on Capital Hill. The politicians were under their desks.
"These guys" are apparently suffering from the same kind of remorseless narcissism and greed as our Repugnants in Congress, viz. they're just in it for the bennies.
Either one works.
From what I recall, the NRA is the second largest political lobbying group in D.C., only AARP is larger. Any organization of that size needs to periodically review its structural needs; it is possible that the board is now oversized. I'm afraid that the "lifer" problem will not be an easy one to fix, though. The Leftists have been heaping libel and slander on the organization for so long, that accepting a position with the NRA is a resume-killer. So employees tend to stay - and the NRA board is perhaps overly generous because of this problem.
No easy solutions - but I do think that a new man at the helm is needed now.
When I want accurate news about the NRA, I go to the lying Nazi pigs at CNN.
You might want to read this article: NRA Supported the National Firearms Act of 1934, among other gun control legislation. This will open your eyes to where the NRA stands on gun control. Unfortunately, I found out all of this after I became an Endowment Life Member.
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