NRA reelects LaPierre as CEO, Trump blames organization’s woes on New York state
Images of Wayne LaPierre, chief executive of the National Rifle Association , from left, Chris Cox, chief lobbyist of the NRA, and retired U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Oliver North, president of the National Rifle Association , hang above attendees during the NRA annual meeting of members in Indianapolis. North will not serve a second term amid inner turmoil in the gun-rights group.
The NRA spent $30 million to help elect Trump, who spoke at its annual meeting in Indianapolis on Friday. But the organization has been unable achieve any major federal victories, despite having a Republican president and, until January, a Republican-controlled Congress. A woman uses a virtual-reality firearms simulator at the NRA’s annual meeting, in Indianapolis on Sunday. Adversaries — largely in the form of gun safety organizations — have seen the NRA’s rifts and external pressures as a rallying point, arguing that the organization is strained and that its influence is waning.
The NRA also has been enmeshed in a lawsuit with New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo , who issued a directive last year urging insurance and financial services companies to review their relationships with the organization. The directive came after a state investigation found the NRA-branded “Carry Guard” insurance to be illegal under state law.
The NRA claimed in court papers filed in the New York state case that it would be “unable to exist” if it were not able to collect donations or safeguard its assets.
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