{"id":2141822,"date":"2024-01-05T20:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T01:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wayne-lapierre-resigns-as-nra-ceo\/"},"modified":"2024-01-05T20:12:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T01:12:03","slug":"wayne-lapierre-resigns-as-nra-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wayne-lapierre-resigns-as-nra-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayne LaPierre steps down as NRA CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwayne-lapierre-resigns-as-nra-ceo%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2141822&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Wayne LaPierre Resigns as CEO \u200bof the NRA<\/h2>\n<p>In a surprising \u2063announcement, \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/wayne-lapierre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wayne LaPierre<\/a>, the longtime CEO of the National Rifle Association (NRA), revealed \u200chis\u2064 resignation \u2063on Friday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/wayne-lapierre-announces-resignation-nra-chief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>LaPierre, who has been with the organization for nearly\u2062 five decades since joining \u2062in 1977, has held the positions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-former-ag-barr-initiated-spying-program-on-americans-back-in-1992\/\" title=\"FLASHBACK: Former AG Barr Initiated Spying Program on Americans Back in 1992\">executive vice president<\/a> and\u2063 CEO\u200c since 1991,\u2064 as noted\u2063 by Fox. Effective January 31, his resignation\u200b will see Andrew Arulanandam, head \u200bof general operations, \u2064stepping \u200bin as interim CEO,\u2064 as announced by\u200d NRA President Charles Cotton.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWith pride in all that we have accomplished, I \u2062am announcing my resignation from the NRA,\u201d\u200c LaPierre stated in \u2063a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-tucker-carlson-announces-launch-of-new-show\/\" title=\"Fox News\u2019 Tucker Carlson Announces Launch Of New Show\u00a0\">press release obtained<\/a> by Fox News. \u201cI\u2019ve been a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-worm-is-turning-on-dr-anthony-fauci\/\" title=\"The Worm is Turning on Dr. Anthony Fauci\">card-carrying member<\/a>\u2064 of this organization for most of my adult life, and I will never stop supporting the NRA and its fight to defend Second Amendment \u200bfreedom. My passion for our cause burns as \u200bdeeply as ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf\u200d of the\u2063 NRA \u200dBoard of Directors,\u200d I thank \u2064Wayne LaPierre for his\u200b service,\u201d Cotton expressed in the press release.\u2063 \u201cWayne has done as much to protect Second Amendment freedom as anyone.\u200b Wayne is\u200b a towering figure in the fight for\u2064 constitutional freedom, but one of \u2063his other talents is equally important:\u2063 he \u200dbuilt an organization that is bigger than him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>LaPierre, 74, cited\u2064 concerns about his health as the reason for his resignation.<\/p>\n<p>LaPierre&#8217;s decision to step down comes as\u2062 a lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia \u200bJames against the \u2064NRA is set to go to trial next week, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/01\/05\/us\/wayne-lapierre-nra-resigns\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>. The \u2063lawsuit alleges that\u2062 the\u2062 NRA violated non-profit laws and accuses\u2062 its leaders of misusing \u200dthe organization&#8217;s funds for personal\u200d gain. The lawsuit \u200bseeks\u2063 to dissolve\u200c the\u200d NRA.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1704562631583000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3URk6POeVuvnBOQSrmD9_l\">CLICK HERE TO GET\u200c THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe NRA\u2019s influence has been \u2062so powerful\u2064 that the organization went unchecked for decades while top executives funneled \u200cmillions into \u200ctheir own pockets,\u201d James stated after announcing the lawsuit in August 2020.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Following\u2063 the lawsuit filing, then-NRA President\u2063 Carolyn Meadows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/08\/06\/politics\/ny-ag-announcement\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told CNN<\/a> that it was a &#8220;baseless premeditated attack on our organization and the Second \u200dAmendment freedoms \u2063it\u2064 fights \u200bto defend. It\u2019s a transparent\u2064 attempt \u2063to \u200bscore \u2062political\u200d points and attack the leading voice in opposition to the leftist\u200b agenda.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>James has been highly \u2064critical of the NRA even before becoming attorney general, \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2020\/08\/19\/nra-lawsuit-ny-ag-letitia-james-past-comments\/5606437002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">referring<\/a> \u2064 to \u200dit as a &#8220;criminal enterprise&#8221; and \u2062a &#8220;terrorist organization&#8221;\u200b during her 2018 campaign\u200d for the position.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the lawsuit, the NRA stated in its <a href=\"https:\/\/home.nra.org\/statements\/nra-evp-wayne-lapierre-announces-resignation-from-nra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press \u200drelease<\/a> announcing LaPierre&#8217;s resignation, &#8220;The NRA \u2064continues its defense of\u2062 a lawsuit \u2064by the New York Attorney General, and\u2064 LaPierre is\u200d an \u200dindividual defendant in that action. It is well-known \u2063that the \u200bNYAG \u200dvowed \u200bto pursue the NRA when\u200b she was\u200b a candidate for\u2064 her office and, upon being elected, filed a lawsuit to dissolve the\u2064 Association in August 2020. Trial\u2063 proceedings\u2064 in that case begin Monday.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How might\u200d the resignation\u200c of Wayne LaPierre impact the NRA&#8217;s ability to navigate the ongoing lawsuit \u200bfiled\u200b by the New York Attorney General<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Wayne LaPierre, the longtime CEO of the National Rifle Association (NRA), shocked\u200c many on Friday when he announced\u200c his resignation, according\u200b to Fox News. LaPierre has been with the\u200d organization \u200cfor nearly five decades, joining in 1977 and \u2063holding the positions of executive vice president and CEO since 1991, as \u200bnoted by Fox. Effective January \u200d31, his resignation will see Andrew Arulanandam, head of general operations, stepping in as interim CEO, as announced by NRA President\u200c Charles Cotton.<\/p>\n<p>In a press release \u2063obtained by Fox News, LaPierre stated, &#8220;With pride in all that we have accomplished, I am\u200d announcing my resignation\u200d from the NRA. \u200dI\u2019ve been a\u2062 card-carrying member of this organization for most of\u200c my adult life, and \u200dI will never stop supporting the NRA and\u200b its fight to defend Second Amendment\u2062 freedom. My passion for our cause burns as\u200b deeply\u200d as ever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>NRA President Charles Cotton expressed his gratitude on behalf of the NRA Board of Directors, saying, \u2064&#8221;Wayne has \u200ddone as \u200dmuch to protect Second Amendment freedom as anyone. Wayne is a towering figure\u200c in the fight\u2064 for constitutional freedom, \u2064but one of\u2062 his other talents is equally important: \u2062he\u2063 built an\u200c organization \u2064that is bigger than him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>LaPierre, who\u2062 is 74 years \u200cold, cited concerns about his health as the reason for his resignation.<\/p>\n<p>However, LaPierre&#8217;s decision to step down comes\u2063 amidst a lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James against the NRA, which is\u2063 set \u2063to go to trial next\u200b week, according to\u200d CNN. The\u200c lawsuit accuses the \u200bNRA\u2064 of violating\u200b non-profit laws \u2064and alleges that its \u200cleaders misused \u200cthe organization&#8217;s funds for personal gain. The\u2064 lawsuit seeks to dissolve the NRA.<\/p>\n<p>The resignation of Wayne LaPierre marks the end of an\u2063 era for\u2064 the \u200cNRA. With his \u200clong-standing tenure and\u2062 his significant contributions to the defense\u2064 of Second Amendment rights,\u200c LaPierre leaves behind a formidable legacy. As \u200bthe NRA faces legal\u2063 challenges,\u2063 it \u200cremains to be seen \u2063how the organization will \u200bnavigate these\u200c turbulent times and continue its fight for gun owners&#8217; rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the NRA, will step down on January 31 after nearly 50 years with the organization. LaPierre joined in 1977 and has been its executive vice president and CEO since 1991. His resignation was announced by Fox News on Friday. Charles, the NRA President, will assume his duties<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1548,"featured_media":2141823,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2141822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2141822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1548"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2141822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2141822\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2141823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2141822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2141822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2141822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}