The Checkered Past of NRA Leadership
Most organizations are a reflection of their leadership.
In the case of the NRA, this adage rings particularly true. In the modern era, the NRA has had four leaders:
Harlon or Harlan Carter. (Carter often deliberately misspelled his first name in an attempt to mask the fact he was once convicted of murder. In fact, his NRA card–on display at the NRA HQ museum–has his first name rewritten).
G. Ray Arnett. Arnett was shown the door after it became apparent he was involved with a young NRA staffer, Tracey Atlee.
“Mr. Arnett has made personnel decisions on the basis of his personal interest rather than the interests of the Association.” These charges stemmed from Arnett’s relationship with NRA staffer Tracey Attlee. Attlee was a frequent Arnett travel and shooting companion. In 1986 Arnett promoted Attlee from the public education division to international shooting with an unauthorized salary increase of more than $13,000. This, coupled with Arnett’s dismissal of the remaining public education staff, resulted in the NRA board’s removal of both Arnett and Attlee.
Warren Cassidy. Cassidy apparently learned nothing from Arnett. Arnett and the NRA lost a sexual harrassment suit brought by a former staffer:
In pretrial depositions, Cassidy was reportedly forced to give detailed accounts of his sexual liaisons with female staff members. Yet only six months earlier, Cassidy had castigated “all NRA critics, especially you cartoonists, who exhaust yourselves portraying us as the epitome of macho chauvinists!”
Coming soon: how Wayne Lapierre supplements his salary.
Okay, so a board member was exposed as corrupt and removed from the board … yes … and? After Kofi Annans behavior in the UN, it fails to surprise me.
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Maybe you’ll want to talk about how Sarah Bradies “we must save the poor children” speeches net her $10 000 a piece?
I won’t either, because that’s her business, and that of her campaign contributors.
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You’re accusing people of “do as I say, not as I do” behavior? Like all those anti-gun rights politicians who have bodyguards with submachine guns following in their footsteps?
Like Feinstein being one of the few who get to legally carry a defensive weapon in her place of residence?
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You’re providing a link to the huffington post to back up your murder story, to a blog which doesn’t cite proper sources?
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Pot, kettle
Comment by Michael Hawkins — September 20, 2007 @ 5:05 am
Michael: The NRA likes to promote themselves as a patriotic, law-abiding, All-American, family values-type organization.
As is so often the case, when anybody or any organization gets on its moral high horse–it’s probably time to start an investigation.
Comment by Administrator — September 20, 2007 @ 7:37 am
Exactly, which is why I support the NRA because they’re right, not because they’re an all American family values group.
Comment by Michael Hawkins — September 21, 2007 @ 10:38 am
Well with 4 million members & 75 people on the board, having 100% angels might be asking a bit much, if that were the case you wouldn’t have a one!
Comment by The Duck — October 10, 2007 @ 1:58 pm
Hey How about the Million Mom Marchers? Shut down for tax fraud.
Barbara Graham,Speaker for MMM covicted of shooting a man, in DC no less, found 3 handguns in her house, one a Tec 9 no less.
Annette Flirty Stevens, arrested in Illnois, what was it she had a gun with the serial number filed off, & some illegal drugs?
Cherie Tine, one of the chapter presidents arrested for assault?
The San Franciso chapter thrown off property they had aquired by lying?
Yes the Anti-Gunloons have a sterling background!
Comment by JDFAR — December 5, 2007 @ 3:56 pm