Wayne LaPierre

Wayne LaPierre

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(1949)
– From 1991 until his resignation effective January 31, 2024, he served as executive vice president and chief executive officer of the National Rifle Association (NRA)
– joined the NRA in 1977
– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_LaPierre

Wayne LaPierre

About Wayne LaPierre

Wayne LaPierre was the public face of the National Rifle Association for more than three decades. He joined the NRA in 1977, the year of the Revolt at Cincinnati, and in 1991 became executive vice president and chief executive officer. Over the next 30-plus years he led the association through the fights over the 1994 federal assault weapons ban, its expiration in 2004, the Heller and McDonald Supreme Court decisions, and repeated national debates after high-profile shootings, becoming one of the best-known advocates for gun rights in the country.

LaPierre’s tenure ended amid a civil enforcement case brought by the New York Attorney General over the NRA’s finances. He announced his resignation on January 5, 2024, effective January 31, 2024. In February 2024 a Manhattan jury found him liable for misspending NRA funds and ordered him to repay about $4.35 million to the association. On July 29, 2024, Justice Joel Cohen barred him from holding a paid position with the NRA for ten years, while declining the attorney general’s request to appoint an independent monitor over the organization.

Key Facts

  • November 8, 1949: Born
  • 1977: Joins the NRA
  • 1991: Becomes NRA executive vice president and CEO
  • January 31, 2024: Resignation takes effect
  • February 2024: Jury orders repayment of about $4.35 million to the NRA
  • July 29, 2024: Barred from paid NRA positions for ten years

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