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NRA's ex-CFO agreed to 10-year not-for-profit ban, still owes $2M for role in lavish spending scheme

The National Rifle Association’s former finance czar agreed to a decade-long ban from managing money for New York not-for-profits after a jury found him liable in a scheme to have the influential gun rights organization bankroll a longtime chief executive’s extravagant lifestyle

The Independent UK

Both sides of gun issue seek to stir up US voters as NRA influence wanes

Anti-gun control and gun-safety advocates prepare for fall elections, with National Rifle Association beset by woes

The Guardian - US

Supreme Court clears the way for the NRA’s free speech lawsuit against an ex-New York official

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a National Rifle Association lawsuit against a former New York state official over claims she violated its free-speech rights

The Independent UK

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Former President Donald Trump took time out of his hush money trial to play golf with Tony Romo

Trump was in the area to speak at a National Rifle Association convention.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Donald Trump Teases Third Term As President At NRA Annual Meeting In Dallas

Republican candidate Donald Trump hinted at the possibility of a third term as president during his speech at the National Rifle Association's annual meeting in Dallas.

International Business Times

Trump vows to ‘roll back’ Biden gun rules amid record mass shooting deaths

Former president spoke at National Rifle Association leadership forum where he accepted the group’s 2024 endorsement

The Independent UK

Wayne LaPierre leaves a financial mess behind at the NRA − on top of the legal one that landed him in court

Wayne LaPierre, the National Rifle Association’s longtime leader, plans to retire by the end of January 2024. He cited “health reasons” when he announced his departure three days before the organization’s civil fraud trial got underway in Manhattan.

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NRA lawyer says gun rights group is defendant and victim at civil trial over leader’s big spending

A National Rifle Association lawyer has acknowledged in court that some former executives and outside vendors may have ripped off the influential gun rights group with lavish spending and self-dealing

The Independent UK

'King of the NRA': Civil trial scrutinizes lavish spending by gun rights group’s longtime leader

A lawyer for the New York attorney general’s office says the longtime head of National Rifle Association operated as the “King of the NRA.”

The Independent UK

Former NRA chief of staff admits wrongdoing before corruption trial

Joshua Powell, one of five defendants in lawsuit including former CEO Wayne LaPierre, has agreed to pay $100,000

The Guardian - US

Taking students to the range to learn about gun culture firsthand

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

The Conversation

Editorial: Fistfights aren't gunfights. Knives don't go off accidentally. Yes, guns kill

There’s an old cliché in America’s gun debate that is so anathema to common sense — Guns don’t kill, people kill — that politically serious defenders of gun culture seldom even invoke it anymore. Like “thoughts and prayers,” it has become a dark and self-defeating punchline. Yet former President Donald…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

NRA shows gun rights power but pushback grows from shootings

The roster of Republican presidential hopefuls who flocked to the National Rifle Association’s annual convention reflects the political potency of gun rights

The Independent UK

Trump tells NRA conference he will end Biden’s ‘war’ on guns: ‘What they’re doing is crazy’

Former president said he would remain ‘loyal friend and fearless champion’ of much-maligned group

The Independent UK

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Ballotpedia

Chicago to host 2024 Democratic National Convention, Fox News will host first Republican primary debate

As of April 14, 2023, six noteworthy candidates are running in the 2024 presidential election, including one Democrat and five Republicans. Additionally, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) announced he had formed a presidential exploratory committee on April 12.

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Ballot initiative signature campaign costs increased nearly 300% over the past four elections

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The Conversation

NRA's path to recovery from financial woes leaves the gun group vulnerable to new problems

The National Rifle Association’s financial firepower, which arose in part due to its large and loyal membership base, has long been one of the gun group’s main sources of strength.

Tribune News Service

Gun groups spent less on lobbying last year, when a new law passed

WASHINGTON — Many of the biggest groups lobbying on federal gun policy, including the National Rifle Association and Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, spent less money to lobby the federal government in 2022 than in the previous year, even as Congress moved legislation.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Bringing in the big guns? NRA, lawyers who helped win U.S. Supreme Court case train sights on Illinois’ assault weapons ban

Although the National Rifle Association is not listed as a plaintiff, a spokesperson told the Sun-Times it joined the National Sports Shooting Foundation to bring forth the suit, similar to what it did in a New York case that went before the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Independent UK

Colorado lawmakers to consider ban on semiautomatic weapons

Colorado lawmakers are drafting a sweeping ban on most semiautomatic firearms

Chicago Sun-Times

Why Illinois’ new assault weapons ban might not hold up in court

“It seems highly likely there would be justices inclined to strike down the law,” said Eric Ruben, a law professor and expert on gun issues. “Whether there are five is another question.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Gun rights advocates say assault weapons ban is unconstitutional — local officials say it’s essential

Gun rights advocates, law enforcement deliver more than five hours of testimony before the House judiciary panel as lawmakers debate assault weapons ban.

Chicago Sun-Times

Springfield’s unwritten rule kept lawmakers from banning assault weapons

The will of past Democratic leadership seemed to be to not overtly poke any big, cash-rich bears, like the National Rifle Association. That might be changing.

Tribune News Service

NRA spending more on lawyers as revenue falls, membership lags

The National Rifle Association’s revenue is continuing to slide as record legal bills consume a growing share of its budget.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Alex Jones tries to hide his riches from the people whose lives he destroyed

As if to boost the brand of the League of Unrepentant Evildoers, Infowars founder Alex Jones has tried to join the likes of Purdue Pharma, Johnson & Johnson and the National Rifle Association in declaring bankruptcy as a way to evade multimillion-dollar court judgments against him. Jones is in the…

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