Wayne Lapierre
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National Rifle Association petitions for bankruptcy and reincorporation in Texas
- US
- January 15, 2021, 23:15
Seeking an end-run around an investigation by the New York attorney general, the National Rifle Association said Friday that it was declaring bankrupt(...)

The Irish Times view on gun control in the US: Time to put the NRA beyond use
- Editorial
- August 10, 2020, 00:05
In 2016 the powerful National Rifle Association (NRA), a registered charity that promotes gun rights, spent $30 million helping elect Donald Trump, an(...)

The New York attorney general has sued to dissolve the National Rifle Association, accusing its powerful leader, Wayne LaPierre, and a coterie of top (...)

Maureen Dowd: Why Nancy Pelosi pressed ‘impeach’ button
- US
- September 30, 2019, 01:00
It’s a beautiful day for an impeachment. Or at least an inquiry about an impeachment inquiry. So on Friday, as summer stretched on, I went to the Capi(...)

Maureen Dowd: Republicans are point blank cowards on gun control
- US
- August 11, 2019, 18:08
One of the most totemic pictures of the Obama era was a White House photo showing the president bowing to let a five-year-old black boy touch his hair(...)

NRA chief lashes Democrats for ‘exploiting’ Florida massacre
- US
- February 22, 2018
The National Rifle Association (NRA) broke its silence on the issue of US gun control in the wake of last week’s deadly Florida shooting, with the hea(...)

Maureen Dowd: Children just collateral damage in Trump’s America
- US
- February 18, 2018, 15:15
During his campaign, Donald Trump often bragged about his skill as a negotiator. In conversations, he ventured that, as president, he might be able (...)

All Las Vegas victims named as search for motive continues
- US
- October 6, 2017, 21:14
Police in Las Vegas continued to search for a possible motive for last Sunday’s deadly gun attack which left 59 people dead and several hundred wounde(...)

US releases transcripts of Orlando gunman’s 911 calls
- US
- June 20, 2016, 13:22
The gunman who killed 49 people at a LGBT nightclub in Florida said he had a car rigged with bombs outside and threatened to strap hostages into expl(...)

National Rifle Association speakers bullish after defeat of Obama gun regulation bill
- News
- May 6, 2013, 06:00
A voice booms over a PA system calling people to buy a ticket in the “Wall of Guns” raffle. The wall on the first floor of the sprawling George(...)