Newsweek: NRA Slowly Dying...Maybe

[benenglish]

By the way, this year marks the 150th anniversary of the historic Creedmoor match between the US and Irish teams.

That's funny. One of my favorite books, Irish Riflemen in America, is sitting on my bedside table at this moment.

 

[Swedonia]

And I have the worthy David Minshall's "The Story of Creedmoor" on mine.

 

[Renegade]

In 2013, Wayne LaPierre, head of the National Rifle Association, boasted that the advocacy group was experiencing unprecedented growth and was on track to have 10 million members.
Ten years on, that’s not how things have worked out. In fact, the NRA‘s membership has shrunk to less than half that, according to some

They just cannot stop lying.

NRA membership was never "on track to have 10 million members".

For decades membership had been around 5m, peaking at 5.5m and now 4.5 or so.

Reality is, NRA membership has little value. All I get is free entry to the NRA show when it is in Texas. Other groups have surpassed NRA in legislation/lawsuits, so many support them.

But it is great they focus on NRA while SAF, GOA, FPC carry the load under the radar.

And the irony of Newsweek talking about any entity dying....

 

[Renegade]

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You described the problem.

The history is that when WL-P survived the Neal Knox « revolution », he put the dreaded « Nominating Committee » in place to assure his permanency. As long as he controls that committee, and board NOMINATIONS via that committee, member voting is useless. It is all a show.

leVieux

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Yep. He certainly nobody could do to him what he did to them.

 

[Renegade]

It is being report WLP resigned

Wayne LaPierre announces resignation as NRA chief

Longtime National Rifle Association CEO and executive vice president Wayne LaPierre announced his resignation from the NRA after more than three decades serving as its chief.

www.foxnews.com

 

[toddnjoyce]

Cotton’s probably having a wet dream right now.

 

[cbp210]

It is being report WLP resigned

Wayne LaPierre announces resignation as NRA chief

Longtime National Rifle Association CEO and executive vice president Wayne LaPierre announced his resignation from the NRA after more than three decades serving as its chief.

www.foxnews.com

Yep just saw that. All forums all around is already scrambling about it. Twitter is exploding.

 

[RiverRider]

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You described the problem.

The history is that when WL-P survived the Neal Knox « revolution », he put the dreaded « Nominating Committee » in place to assure his permanency. As long as he controls that committee, and board NOMINATIONS via that committee, member voting is useless. It is all a show.

leVieux

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Exactly. The board controls who gets on the nominating committee and the nominating committee controls who gets elected to the board. As currently constituted, I feel like the NRA is just as swampy as the RNC and DNC are. The Swamp ain't there to fix anything, they're there to use the issues as tools for maintaining and accumulating MORE power.

 

[leVieux]

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The ’’Board’’ is just sycophants and rotate out by terms.

The NOMINATING COMMITTEE is who must go next ! As long as the ‘’Nominating Committee’’ controls who can run for board, the thing will continue to stay corrupted to the max.

Don’t resume donations YET !

leVieux

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[V-Tach]

I will admit to busting out a shot glass and having a couple when I heard he resigned today............

First alcohol I've had in a long long time............think I just might have a couple more.........

 

[DougC]

It is being report WLP resigned

Wayne LaPierre announces resignation as NRA chief

Longtime National Rifle Association CEO and executive vice president Wayne LaPierre announced his resignation from the NRA after more than three decades serving as its chief.

www.foxnews.com

This forum has expressed itself very clearly on the departure of WLP and so have several 2A advocate and gun channels on YouTube. The gun channels ask worthwhile questions such as the qualities to seek in a new Executive-VP, the WLP corruption charges, and what happens next for the NRA such as upcoming (March or April) board elections.

I posted a separate topic discussing NRA elections as forum members who are eligible to vote should do so. It will be one way to improve and change the direction of the NRA polices starting now. Elections have consequences. As an annual member I will vote again this year but seek more information on candidates best suited to lead the NRA in the future. It will likely take several election cycles to make a difference. Or maybe a revolt in Dallas as happened in 1977 in Cincinnati.

 

[seeker_two]

Or maybe a revolt in Dallas as happened in 1977 in Cincinnati.

Bring lots of rope.....

 

[DougC]

And the hits keep coming from the gun pundits and the like. Here are a few;

Read more at AmmoLand blog;
LaPierre’s resignation has been in the works for at least a month, as that’s when LaPierre fired Joe DeBergalis as Executive Director of General Operations and replaced him with Andrew Arulanandam. That move makes it clear that Arulanandam was hand-picked by LaPierre and Brewer to take over as EVP and CEO, which is a very good reason for NRA members to be very skeptical about him.

Read more at Truth about Guns blog;
A new court filing in Letitia James’ case against the NRA reveals that she has flipped the former chief of staff of the NRA [Joshua Powell]. In exchange for limiting his personal liability, he has agreed to testify against his former employer in court....With this flipping, the NRA has basically no chance at winning the trial. Between existing evidence and Powell’s testimony, the judge is extremely likely to award damages, meaning that existing corrupt NRA leadership will owe the NRA money.

From the Liberty Doll Channel with exciting intro for one-time only

 

[DoubleDuty]

Yep. He certainly nobody could do to him what he did to them.

In reality Wayne is a milqtoast that was controlled by his wife and the rest of the corrupt management.

 

[Renegade]

In reality Wayne is a milqtoast that was controlled by his wife and the rest of the corrupt management.

Wow that was a word salad I created.

I meant he made sure nobody could do to him what he did referring to the Cincinnati Revolt

 

[DoubleDuty]

Wow that was a word salad I created.

I meant he made sure nobody could do to him what he did referring to the Cincinnati Revolt

I meant to just comment, somehow I replied to your comment old age senility I guess.

 

[Renegade]

I meant to just comment, somehow I replied to your comment old age senility I guess.

Maybe we should run for office

 

[leVieux]

And the hits keep coming from the gun pundits and the like. Here are a few;

Read more at AmmoLand blog;
LaPierre’s resignation has been in the works for at least a month, as that’s when LaPierre fired Joe DeBergalis as Executive Director of General Operations and replaced him with Andrew Arulanandam. That move makes it clear that Arulanandam was hand-picked by LaPierre and Brewer to take over as EVP and CEO, which is a very good reason for NRA members to be very skeptical about him.

Read more at Truth about Guns blog;
A new court filing in Letitia James’ case against the NRA reveals that she has flipped the former chief of staff of the NRA [Joshua Powell]. In exchange for limiting his personal liability, he has agreed to testify against his former employer in court....With this flipping, the NRA has basically no chance at winning the trial. Between existing evidence and Powell’s testimony, the judge is extremely likely to award damages, meaning that existing corrupt NRA leadership will owe the NRA money.

From the Liberty Doll Channel with exciting intro for one-time only

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Now, everyone prepare for more revelations telling of worse misdeeds even than we already suspected.

leVieux

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[HKSig]

Maybe we should run for office

You aren’t senile enough.

 

[leVieux]

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Now, everyone prepare for more revelations telling of worse misdeeds even than we already suspected.

leVieux

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Our uniform message to the NRA must be: ‘’Clean House or Die !’’

BandAids & P R show pony tricks won’t do it !

We the Members are throughly disgusted with the corruption & ‘’shows’’.

leVieux

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