An event typically full of bland corporate fare has exploded with strife, including allegations of extortion, financial mismanagement and a leadership battle.
A promotional poster for an NRATV show featuring retired Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North, who until Saturday led the National Rifle Association, hangs in front of the group’s booth during the annual member meeting in Indianapolis.
It also is where the organization’s leadership gets reelected each year and the board meets. The typically bland corporate fare this year exploded with strife, including allegations of extortion, financial mismanagement and a leadership battle that have publicly overtaken all else at the event. Volunteers sell campaign merchandise at the NRA gathering. The Sharps, who split their time between Louisiana and New Zealand, think the NRA’s mission is more important than ever. After 50 people were killed in attacks at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, that country’s government passed a law barring most semiautomatic weapons; gun owners there have until the end of September to turn in firearms through a buyback program.
There was also mounting concern inside the convention hall about outside pressures on the organization, including increased scrutiny from Democrats in Congress, lawsuits and investigations.[Inside the NRA’s annual meeting: Guns, ammunition, family and politics]
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