The NRA has long burnished its image by attracting celebrities to its unpaid board. Two of them—actor Tom Selleck and rock star Ted Nugent—engaged in big-ticket financial transactions with the gun-rights nonprofit.
By Mark Maremont Nov. 12, 2019 5:30 am ET The National Rifle Association has long burnished its image by attracting celebrities to its board. Internal NRA documents show that two of them—actor Tom Selleck and rock star Ted Nugent —engaged in big-ticket financial transactions with the nonprofit that the NRA board didn’t approve until at least a year later.
“It was Mr. Selleck’s understanding that, upon acquisition of the firearms, the NRA would auction them off as a fundraiser for the organization,” his attorney said. “Mr. Selleck does not believe he made any profit from the sale of the collectibles,” the attorney said. “If he did, it was negligible.” He added that the arrangement was “properly documented, and as far as Mr. Selleck was aware, approved by the board.
The NRA board in 2017 also agreed to pay Mr. Nugent $62,150 to autograph guitars for sale at NRA events at $50 per guitar, the minutes show. Such guitars have fetched $400 to $800 over cost at NRA fundraisers, according to the minutes, which also show the board this year authorized a similar guitar-signing project.
Mr. Selleck, who appeared in a 1999 ad for the NRA, has given speeches at NRA events, including at a 2017 luncheon where he donated six revolvers for auction with the proceeds going to the group. An avid gun collector, he also has donated weapons to the NRA’s National Firearms Museum.
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