Together with our more than five million members, we're proud defenders of history's patriots and diligent protectors of the Second Amendment. Maybe one day the words he says and what he actually does, will match.". We must find answers. All Rights Reserved. But here are the companies that are still on board, for now, and how (or if) they have responded to any backlash, according to the activist group NRA Boycott. [107] Lisa Marie Pane, NRA Cutting Staff and Salaries amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Associated Press, May 3, 2020, https://apnews.com/article/gun-politics-virus-outbreak-donald-trump-us-news-ap-top-news-aac4b1a0fbe31665721393176b484d15. This page is maintained by Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund. Although the picture of how much the NRA has paid the firm is incomplete, the New York Attorney Generals Office indicates that the NRA has paid the Brewer [law] firm nearly $75 million in legal fees from March 2018 to December 2020.117, The NRA reported nearly $45.9 million in Legal, Audit and Taxes spending in 2019,118 a 250 percent increase in two years.119 Separately, media reports indicate that the NRAs legal spending on outside counsel in 2020 even exceeded its 2019 expenditures, and as of the first several months of 2021, was on pace to match or even surpass that spending this year on outside legal fees.120, A large portion of the $22 million the NRA reportedly spent on legal fees in just the first five months of 2021121 was likely driven by legal fees for the NRAs failed attempt at bankruptcy. The answer you seek is the money you continue to take. [11] Trial testimony of Phillip Journey In RE: NRA Bankruptcy Trial, April 13, 2021, 82:21 83:3. Q. Tax issues also continue to haunt the NRA. Take a look at the list below: Some of the most conspicuous companies on the list are Google, Costco, Starbucks, and Target, although there are few . Google Play offers NRA TV, and many pro-gun control activists are tweeting at the company to drop the network. While several Republicans tweeted after the shooting that they are offering their thoughts and prayers to the victims, others have pointed out that there are a number of GOP senators who have received millions of dollars of donations from the NRA over the years. [124] National Rifle Association, 2019 Consolidated Financial Statements, 6-7, March 11, 2020, https://freebeacon.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/NRA-2019-Annual-Report.pdf. I frequently call this man a coward. Given the momentum behind the #NeverAgain movement, which was started by the Parkland survivors, it looks like there may be more to come. [63] Mark Maremont and Aruna Viswanatha, IRS Investigating NRAs Wayne LaPierre for Possible Tax Fraud, Wall Street Journal, October 5, 2020, https://www.wsj.com/articles/irs-investigating-nras-wayne-lapierre-for-possible-tax-fraud-11601923467. [16] Testimony of Wayne LaPierre In RE: NRA Bankruptcy Trial, April 7, 2021, 130:18 131:2. If you would like to provide exclusive merchandise for use at Friends of NRA events, please contact the Field Operations NRA Merchandise Department by calling 703-267-1418, or email us and we'll get back to you as soon as possible. In what may be a pivotal moment for American gun law reform, the National Rifle Association has become the object of intense pushback from anti-gun activists and survivors of the Feb. 14 mass shooting at a Florida high school that left 17 dead. It is facing litigation not only from former vendors but also the New York and District of Columbia attorneys general for the extravagant spending that has come to define CEO Wayne LaPierres tenure. TRT Holdings (hospitality): $2 million. Q. [82] Media Research Council (@MRCTV), Black Lives Matter does not deal with the rule of the law, it is all about the rule of the mob. @AllenWest, Twitter, June 28, 2020, https://twitter.com/mrctv/status/1277300734799736833. The NRA remains one of the premier gun rights lobbying groups in the US, regularly contributing to congressional candidates. No more Fake News, but instead pro-America shows from Mark Levin, Phil and Jase Robertson . In addition to reportedly running the NRA's ads, YouTube's streaming service is yet another carrier of NRA TV. [129] Anna Massoglia and Alyce McFadden, NRA Bankruptcy Follows Years of Declining Political Spending, OpenSecrets, January 27, 2021, www.opensecrets.org/news/2021/01/nra-bankruptcy-follows-years-of-decline. [60] Ronn Blitzer, NRA Settles New York Insurance Case with $2.5M Penalty, Five-Year Ban, Fox Business, November 18, 2020, https://www.foxbusiness.com/money/nra-settles-new-york-insurance-case-with-2-5m-penalty-five-year-ban. The organization hasn't commented on its ties to the NRA. The Exhibit Hall is open all three days and will showcase over 14 acres of the latest guns and gear from the most popular companies in the . [36] Deposition designation of Woody Phillips (played via video in court), In RE: NRA Bankruptcy Trial, April 20, 2021, 145 (audio available on court docket at 8:36 Stamp of 4:57pm Audio File). Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway asked the organization to relocate the annual convention, but they refused. Let the marketplace decide. While the NRAs leaders blasted those protesting for racial equity, the organization remained silent about the disproportionately violent response from police around the country.87 For decades, the NRA has spread conspiracy theories and fearmongered about a supposedly looming authoritarian police state that was only held at bay by easy access to guns. NRA leaders were forced to reveal in bankruptcy proceedings the depths of their mismanagement and incompetence, spent millions just to lose control of both the White House and Congress, and found themselves at odds with the public at every turn as they pushed an extremist agenda.1. And as the Brady Campaign points out, those numbers are particularly stark when compared to the number of gun-related deaths in the state per year: 3,139. Indeed, in many ways the NRAs rhetoric and positions on gun rights seem ancillary, and primarily in service of keeping donations flowing and existing management in power. $18,190. Testimony from two other NRA leaders left several questions unanswered. [38] Deposition of Wayne LaPierre, September 24, 2019, 111, https://nrawatch.org/filing/nra-ceo-wayne-lapierre-deposition-transcript. ", Roku: "We are an open platform for streaming and allow publishers to reach a TV audience," a spokesperson said in a statement to. Medical Concierge Network's founder, Greg Nassief, told ThinkProgress the company had no comment on its NRA connections, only that it had similar ties "with several entities across all sorts of categories.". A representative did not return a request for comment. 0.00%. Earlier last year. But Your Honor, we are safe, we are secure, we are a well-run organization. [17]Id. A company spokesperson did not return a request for comment. Survivors of the Florida shooting have rallied together and are demanding that lawmakers take action to address the availability of semi-automatic weapons in the United States. [118] National Rifle Association, 2019 Consolidated Financial Statements, 8, March 11, 2020, https://freebeacon.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/NRA-2019-Annual-Report.pdf. [6] Testimony of Tony Makris In RE: NRA Bankruptcy Trial, April 16, 2021, 108:14 109:9. It includes current as well as former representatives and senators as well as candidates for office for the 2016 and 2018 election cycles. Excluding so many people from the process of deciding to file for bankruptcy, including the vast majority of the board of directors, the chief financial officer, and the general counsel, is nothing less than shocking.. During the course of the NRAs failed bankruptcy, the Internal Revenue Service alleged that the NRA owed the government more than $3.4 million.62 About $1.4 million of that sum relates to undisclosed excise taxes and related interest that the NRA failed to pay between 2014 and 2018. One of the major revelations was the disclosure of several spreadsheets allegedly detailing millions of dollars in private travel by NRA executives.20 The flights spanned from 2015 through 2019 and represented some of the most detailed disclosure of private travel by NRA executives to date. Over 100 million American gun owners represent a sizeable [sic] consumer bloc, and they will decide where they spend their money.. A lot of brands that previously offered discounts in partnership with the NRA began distancing themselves from the group in the wake of the tragedy, and many of them cited consumer complaints. Our Donor Bill of Rights was established to assure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in The NRA Foundation. [87] Matt Cohen, The NRA Has Spent Decades Warning about Police Crackdowns. It appears any type of business can apply to be included in the directory the White Oak Grille in Coatesville, Missouri, for example, claims a spot. A. No). It was closely followed by Wells Fargo, which the organization noted has been called "The NRA's bank." The company has extended nearly half a billion dollars in credit to gun makers since 2012 . The NRAs bankruptcy trial prominently highlighted the failed leadership of Wayne LaPierre. [42] Deposition designations of Carolyn Meadows (as read into the record by counsel), In RE: NRA Bankruptcy Trial, 4/20/2021, 12:18 13:1 (Q. Tax issues also continue to haunt the NRA. Its president, Wayne LaPierre, has acknowledged secretly taking the N.R.A. Is this what you want? Supreme Court to Play Jenga with Federal Budget, Merrick Garland Is Going to Have a Long Day, Nebraska Lawmaker Vows to Stop Anti-Trans Bill, Supreme Court Narrowly Averts 'Nullification'. [103] Peter Stone, Exclusive: NRA Has Shed 200 Staffers This Year as Group Faces Financial Crisis, The Guardian, June 29, 2020, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/29/nra-financial-crisis-layoffs-furloughs. Any inquiries should be directed to [emailprotected]. Travel Shield On Call International: Has not issued a comment. The 2018 audit reported that the NRAs spending on Hunter Services dropped from $3,958,334 in 2017 to $1,558,661 in 2018, a decrease of 60.6 percent. [110] Tim Mak, Secret Recording Reveals NRAs Legal Troubles Have Cost the Organization $100 Million, NPR, April 21, 2020, https://www.npr.org/2020/04/21/839999178/secret-recording-reveals-nras-legal-troubles-have-cost-the-organization-100-mill. But if you arent preparing to defend your property when everything goes wrong, youre really just stockpiling for somebody else.69, You dont need a firearm until you need a firearm, then you REALLY need a firearm. A company spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment. In fact, in those two years, the NRA cut spending on Safety, education & training by approximately a third.113, Meanwhile, 2020 marked the third year in a row that the NRA cut spending on Hunter Services by more than 60 percent.114 That year, Hunter Services accounted for less than 0.08 percent of the NRAs reported spending.115, In addition, the NRAs Eddie Eagle gun safety program for children has essentially fallen apart, with a drop of some 95 percent in 2020 in terms of the number of children the program reached.116, At the same time the NRA was cutting spending for training and hunter services, it spent more on lawyers. [121] Neil Weinberg, NRA Spending on Lawyers Is on Pace for Record This Year, Bloomberg, July 28, 2021, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-28/nra-legal-battles-squeeze-shrunken-budget-internal-records-show. From the NRAs travels through the court system to answer for its various misdeeds, to the lurid details of mismanagement and incompetence coming out of those court cases, to a diminished balance sheet, to the various forms of extremism it has embraced, to its waning influence in American politics, the past year at the NRA is one Wayne LaPierre and NRA leaders would like you to forget. The NRA named the American Cellars Wine Club, Vinesse Wines' flagship location, as its official group. A federal judge threw out the National Rifle Association's bid to declare bankruptcy Tuesday, allowing New York to proceed in its effort to dissolve the gun rights group for alleged "fraud and abuse." The National Rifle Association proudly announces the 2020 National Corporate Sponsors of the Friends of NRA program. All of these companies have so far declined to halt streaming of the gun lobby's. [25] NY Attorney General Complaint against the NRA, NRA Watch, August 6, 2020, para. What's more, in 2018, gun control advocates were credited with helping the. [70] Angelo Fichera, Viral Post Misleads on COVID-19 Death Reporting, Vaccine Monitoring, FactCheck.org, May 6, 2021, https://www.factcheck.org/2021/05/scicheck-viral-post-misleads-on-covid-19-death-reporting-vaccine-monitoring/ ; Christie Aschwanden, Debunking the False Claim That COVID Death Counts Are Inflated, Scientific American, October 20, 2020, https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/debunking-the-false-claim-that-covid-death-counts-are-inflated1/. A. I destroyed them. Goya Foods - The CEO Robert Unanue is the lone good guy. [138] Jason Ouimet, After Lackluster Returns, Some Urge Democrats to Ditch Gun Control, Americas 1st Freedom, NRA, January 30, 2021, www.americas1stfreedom.org/articles/2021/1/30/after-lackluster-returns-some-urge-democrats-to-ditch-gun-control. [144] Michael Warren et al., In the Latest Debate on Guns, a Hobbled NRA Takes a Backseat, CNN, March 27, 2021, www.cnn.com/2021/03/27/politics/nra-politics-gun-debate/index.html. One NRA publication lamented the loss, writing, After the 2016 election, gun owners had a president, a U.S. House of Representatives and a U.S. Senate that respected their elementary rights. Hyatt Regency Dallas will house attendees for the 2018 NRA Annual Meeting & Exhibits this year. Perhaps the NRA's most high-profile partnerships are with tech giants Amazon, YouTube, Apple and Roku. The organizations longtime chief financial officer, Woody Phillips, was a key component of the bankruptcy trialdespite not saying much of substance. Omnis Dallas outpost will host events put on by the NRA as part of its national convention in May. During China virus, you need a firearm to protect from the criminals that Dem are releasing, Twitter, April 3, 2020, https://twitter.com/WillesLee/status/1246244581341106176. Yknow what? [21] Testimony of Wayne LaPierre In RE: NRA Bankruptcy Trial, April 8, 2021, 20:14-22; see also Deposition of Wayne LaPierre, September 24, 2019, NRA Watch, 31, https://nrawatch.org/filing/nra-ceo-wayne-lapierre-deposition-transcript. Which 'RHOP' Housewife Has The Biggest Net Worth? Customers are apparently contacting the hunting and outdoor recreation retailer to terminate their accounts because of the company's support for the NRA. The GOA is definitely better than the NRA. Buffalo Wild Wings [115] 2020 Audit, National Rifle Association of America, August 10, 2021 ($168,769 of $239,062,482 total spending). Amazon, along with Apple and Google, has come under fire for supporting NRA TV. Times change.Today's NRA is either a symbol of gun rights in America or a symbol of gun deaths in America, depending on your perspective. According to data compiled by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence in 2019, about two dozen sitting Republican senators have received contributions from the NRA. [93] Eric Hananoki, Rep. Also signing were large advertising and media firms, such as Conde Nast, Group Nine Media, Havas, Interpublic, Omnicom, and Publicis, no surprise given the messaging on guns that we so often see. Our company provides discounted rooms to several large associations, including the NRA. "MidwayUSA, and our customers, have been longstanding supporters of the National Rifle Association, the foremost protector of our Second Amendment rights," said Matt Fleming, president and CEO of MidwayUSA. The company said Monday in a statement that it doesnt agree with the organizations views on assault rifles and large-capacity magazines, but that it wont eliminate its discount for NRA members. [68] Willes Lee (@WillesLee), You dont need a firearm until you need a firearm, then you REALLY need a firearm. [66] Matt Cohen, How the NRA Is Using Coronavirus Fears to Drive Up Gun Sales, Mother Jones, May 8, 2020, https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/05/how-the-nra-is-using-coronavirus-fears-to-drive-up-gun-sales. Other Republicans who received significant money from the NRA include Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell and Josh Hawley of Missouri. LaPierre testified that these yacht trips were a security retreat.29 His claim, in a pretrial deposition, that this more than one-hundred-foot yacht was the one place he could feel safe after high-profile school shootings30 was widely criticized by the public and in various press accounts. [32] Testimony of Wayne LaPierre In RE: NRA Bankruptcy Trial, April 7, 2021, 128:12-25. A. Wayne.). Correct. ManageUrID, which allows people to control what personal information about them is accessible on the internet, hasn't commented on its partnership with the NRA. March for Our Lives quickly used the funds to advance anti-Second Amendment legislation, Gottlieb said. We declare that all donors have these rights. . [85] Ted Nugent, Facebook post, June 26, 2020, https://www.facebook.com/tednugent/posts/10157627452772297. The list was created in 2014 with just 53 companies they added Dick's Sporting Goods this year after their anti-Second Amendment stunt, which is an odd move for a sporting goods store. The uproar has once again presented companies affiliated with the NRA, and its powerful pro-gun lobby, with a question: to cut ties, or to continue a relationship with a large but controversial group? RIVN) went public with a famously successful initial public offering (IPO) on Nov. 10, 2021, at a . 9 in 10 restaurants. [18] Testimony of Wayne LaPierre In RE: NRA Bankruptcy Trial, April 8, 2021, 78:2-17. Explaining that the stakes in the election couldnt be higher, LaPierre encouraged members to fight like your very right to survival is on the line in this national election.99 And in January 2021, LaPierre sent a letter to members warning of armed government agents storming your house, taking your guns, and hauling you off to prison.100 The note boasted that only the NRA has the strength to win knock-down brawls on Capitol Hill.101, The pandemic has been financially devastating for many individuals and organizations around the country. [117] NY AG Files Amended Complaint against NRA, LaPierre, and Others, NRA Watch, August 16, 2021, para. During China virus, you need a firearm to protect from the criminals that Dem are releasing. This might convince some businesses to re-think their core values., Were not calling for a boycott of these companies, Gottlieb said. Activists are also calling out Apple for supporting NRA TV. 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Friends of NRA is a 100% volunteer-driven fundraising program of Learn More. [45] NY Attorney General Complaint against the NRA, NRA Watch, August 6, 2020, https://nrawatch.org/filing/ny-ag-complaint-against-nra. Amazon hasn't released a statement regarding the matter yet. [94] Shooters Grill: The Safest Restaurant in America?, Americas 1st Freedom, August 19, 2015, https://www.americas1stfreedom.org/articles/2015/8/19/first-things-first/shooters-grill-the-safest-restaurant-in-america. "Our company provides discounted rooms to several large associations, including the NRA," Hotel Planner co-founder Tim Hentschel told Bloomberg. [132] Fox & Friends, Fox News, September 21, 2020, https://video.foxnews.com/v/6193080289001?playlist_id=930909787001#sp=show-clips. As it happened, six of the biggest rental car companies in this countryHertz, Enterprise, National, Alamo, Avis, and Budgetall provided discounts to NRA members. The electronic healthcare practice, eHealth, hasn't cut ties with the NRA or explained its position on the issue. [88] Travis Fain, On Facebook, NCs Republican Candidate for Lieutenant Governor Lashes Out, Insults, WRAL, September 25, 2020, https://www.wral.com/on-facebook-nc-s-republican-candidate-for-lieutenant-governor-lashes-out-insults/19304590/; Colin Campbell, NC Lt. Gov. Ultimately, perhaps the greatest example of LaPierres failed leadership highlighted in the trial was his decision to plunge the NRA into bankruptcy, excluding others at the NRAa move federal judge Hale described as nothing less than shocking.19 At the end of the Chapter 11 process, the NRA had lost what was left of its credibility, spent millions of dollars in legal fees, and made various disclosures required by the bankruptcy process all to have the bankruptcy filing dismissed and for the NRA to end up in an even worse place than where the organization started before the bankruptcy proceeding began. at paras. Maybe one day the words he says and what he actually does, will match." NRA leaders also helped cement the organizations reputation for pushing an extremist agenda. In October 2020, LaPierre addressed the NRAs Annual Meeting of Members. Since the Parkland shooting, corporations with financial ties to the NRA have been subjected to intense scrutiny. The luxury hotel chain hasn't yet released a statement concerning their partnership deals with the NRA. Did Rupert Murdoch Blow Up Fox News's Defense? Q. [19] Court Dismisses NRA Bankruptcy Case, NRA Watch, May 11, 2021 (what concerns the Court most though is the surreptitious manner in which Mr. LaPierre obtained and exercised authority to file bankruptcy for the NRA. The board president admitting to shredding and burning documents after being told they could be subpoenaed and used., Ultimately a dismissal, with the judge finding the bankruptcy was not filed in good faith and that LaPierres efforts to hide the bankruptcy from the board were shocking., The complaint filed by New York attorney general Letitia James includes 18 separate causes of action that largely center around the alleged widespread mismanagement of the NRA as a charity, with CEO Wayne LaPierre as the ringleader of that activity. The CCRKBA recently added Gucci to the list after it was revealed the high-end brand donated $500,000 to the March for Our Lives organization, which launched after the Parkland shooting in Florida. The NRA seemingly availed itself of the bankruptcy process to halt legal proceedings against it by state attorneys general, former vendors, and donors. What the Hell Is Going on at Our Airports? Of those senators, 16 have received more than $1 million. [89] Cydney Hargis, NRAs Endorsement of High-Profile QAnon Candidates Is Not Its First Brush with the Conspiracy Theory, Media Matters for America, September 15, 2020, https://www.mediamatters.org/qanon-conspiracy-theory/nras-endorsement-high-profile-qanon-candidates-not-its-first-brush. 81] Media Research Council (@MRCTV), LTC @AllenWest says, as a black man, he finds Black Lives Matter an offensive and condescending organization whose hypocrisy is blatantly evident, calling the organization a lighter version of Antifa, Twitter, June 23, 2020, https://twitter.com/mrctv/status/1275598263756877824. National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre and the rest of the NRA leadership are on borrowed time after a year of lawsuits, investigations, and personal embarrassments stemming from allegations of gross mismanagement of the organization. NRA board member Allen West said that Black Lives Matter was no different from Nazi brownshirts81 and cannot be allowed to exist.82 Meanwhile, fellow board member Mark Geist called the movement a rancid evil trying to over take our country.83 NRA second vice president Willes Lee referred to the group as domestic terrorists and urged Donald Trump to enact national concealed carry reciprocitya dangerous policy to undermine any requirements for carrying a hidden, loaded gun in publicfor our self defense.84 Since the renewed calls for racial equity, Ted Nugent shared a meme complaining that Black people had yet to thank white people for ending slavery85 and falsely claimed that Thugpunk George Floyd killed himself with fentanyl while he disgraced his family his community his race and his country.86. The group poured at least $4.5 million to support Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue.134 Weeks before the runoff election, the NRA claimed, The stakes of this Senate runoff could not be higher and emphasized, Georgia is the key to protecting our right to keep and bear arms.135 Ultimately, both of the NRA-backed candidates lost, giving Democrats the majority in the US Senate for the first time since 2014. From yachts to private planes to expensive African safaris, this was the year when rumors of LaPierres extravagance were substantiated with documents, details and testimony. As referenced previously, the NRA took the desperate step of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January 2021. [137] Joshua L. Powell, Inside the NRA (New York: Twelve, 2020), 93. It doesn't have any branches in Arizona. Supporters of gun control have urged companies on social media and signed petitions calling for them to end their ties with the group. LTCR (Long Term Care Resources): Has not issued a comment. In doing so, the gun lobby has amplified radicalizing messaging to new and broader audiences. Correct. They specifically accuse the NRA of lobbying politicians to vote in favor of loose gun laws in order to increase its own profits. After a gunman took 17 lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida earlier this month, a long list of companies has decided to cut ties with the National Rifle Association (NRA). [24] Deposition designation of Gayle Sanford (played via video in court) In RE: NRA Bankruptcy Trial, April 8, 2021, 68:18 69:13. Another bombshell from the NRA bankruptcy trial came when it was revealed that NRA board president Carolyn Meadows had acknowledged that in the early part of 2019, she destroyed notes; when asked at a pretrial deposition why she did this, Meadows testified that she was told they could be subpoenaed and used.42 Meadows testified that she shredded some of the documents, while other documents she actually burned.43 While the evidence was not available at trial (nor will it be at future trials), questions remain about what was in those notes. They painted a picture of a board incapable of exercising meaningful oversight over management, in part due to LaPierres stranglehold over the organization and a lack of transparency from his team. Some even maligned Floyd himself. Within two weeks of the declaration of a pandemic, reports emerged that the NRA was preparing layoffs and implementing a 20 percent pay cut for employees.102 By June 2020, we learned of the extent of those measures: the NRA had laid off or furloughed 200 staff members.103 One unnamed NRA official warned at the time that the layoffs and furloughs have further harmed both the NRAs legal capacity and political influence beyond what was already a troubling deterioration. A court filing indicated that by early 2021, the NRA had been reduced to 490 employees,104 down from the 770 it reported at the start of 2020105 and just over half the recent high reported four years earlier.106. Direct Long Term Care: Has not issued a comment. https://t.co/fCVxcARyUq, The NRA and its leaders have even spread conspiracy theories suggesting that the counts of sick and dead from COVID-19 were fake or inflated. . [65] NY AG Files Amended Complaint against NRA, LaPierre, and Others, NRA Watch, August 16, 2021, para. Newsweek has reached out to Romney, Burr and Blunt, as well as a number of other senators on this list for comment. Their current and potential patrons should have the knowledge of what their hard earned dollars are actually funding.. 16. The NRA did, however, invest quite seriously in the Georgia Senate runoff elections. This story is presented by the. Last year, NRA board member Mark Robinson won election as lieutenant governor of North Carolina. Get Even More From Bustle Sign Up For The Newsletter. [7] Motion by NRA board member Phillip Journey, February 8, 2021, https://nrawatch.org/filing/in-yet-another-blow-to-the-nra-board-member-seeks-examiner-to-investigate-nra-during-bankruptcy. According to the attorney general, LaPierre effectively dominates and controls the NRA Board as a whole through his control of business, patronage and special payment opportunities for board members, and his public allegations to the NRA membership of a criminal conspiracy against board members and officers who question his activities.. All facts referred to in the introduction are sourced in the body of the report. [96] Cydney Hargis, NRAs Endorsement of High-Profile QAnon Candidates Is Not Its First Brush with the Conspiracy Theory, Media Matters for America, September 15, 2020, https://www.mediamatters.org/qanon-conspiracy-theory/nras-endorsement-high-profile-qanon-candidates-not-its-first-brush. That was a huge financial hit for the association, given that the the event routinely draws 65,000 to 80,000 people each year depending on the location and venue capacity. Money from the criminals that Dem are releasing Resources ): has not issued comment. 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