NRA Upheaval: President Oliver North Resigns As Outside Investigations Begin

With David Folkenflik[1] The NRA in crisis. Infighting among its top officials, red ink and a burst of government investigations. We discuss the fallout and the future of the NRA.Guests Mike Spies[2], staff writer at The Trace, an independent news publication covering gun policy in the United States. The Trace was funded by Bloomberg. () Stephen Gutowski[3], staff writer at the Washington Free Beacon. () Rob Pincus, owner of Integrity, Consistency, Efficiency Training Company and developer of the Combat Focus Shooting Program. NRA member. ()[4]From The Reading List The Trace: “Lawsuit Targets FEC’s Failure to Act on NRA Campaign Finance Complaints[5]” — “A campaign finance watchdog and gun safety group are suing the Federal Election Commission for its failure to act on multiple complaints alleging that the National Rifle Association unlawfully coordinated with political candidates over several election cycles, as first reported by The Trace. “The lawsuit, filed on April 24 by The Campaign Legal Center, a nonpartisan group that monitors campaign spending, and Giffords, a gun violence prevention group, accuses the FEC of ignoring four separate complaints detailing the gun rights organization’s alleged use of shell corporations to support seven candidates for federal office, including President Donald Trump. “‘We’re asking a court to tell the agency to take action to uphold the law,’ Brendan Fischer, the CLC’s director, told The Trace. ‘The NRA has engaged in this covert scheme over the last three election cycles, and it’s vital the FEC do its job so these illicit schemes don’t continue through 2020.’ ” Washington Free Beacon: “Allen West Says NRA Board Voted for LaPierre, Others in Voice Vote[6]” — “On Wednesday, National Rifle Association board member Lt. Col. (ret) Allen West shed more light on the election of the group’s officers during a closed-door session of the board’s meeting. “‘The new

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