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National Rifle Association
Ackerman McQueen, the National Rifle Association’s former marketing and public relations agency, is asking a federal judge to bar William A. Brewer III and his law firm from representing the gun group in a lawsuit between the two parties, who…
An email obtained by The Trace criticizes a lack of transparency around ongoing staff reductions, which have hit the group’s fundraising staff especially hard. “Why have we not been advised regarding termination of employees?” it reads.
Coronavirus & Guns
The pandemic has prompted the gun group to slash staff salaries and cancel its annual conference. Meanwhile, it’s inked a partnership with BlazeTV, which airs broadcasters who’ve claimed the virus posed little risk to Americans.
The group has frequently used crises to push fears about social disorder and gun restrictions.
A list of board members, executives, and other high-ranking staffers who have departed the gun group as Wayne LaPierre consolidated power.
The gun group had tried to stop Ackerman McQueen from handing over documents to New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Democratic Representative Brad Schneider of Illinois reiterated his call for an Internal Revenue Service investigation into the National Rifle Association, citing the Trace’s April 2019 investigation with The New Yorker. In a new report released on February 6,…
The controversial Carry Guard self-defense insurance is one of several products that state regulators say were marketed in a misleading manner. The gun group could be fined up to $42 million.
Josh Powell, the National Rifle Association’s chief of staff for the past three years, is no longer in his position, according to an internal email first obtained by Newsweek. Last year, a Trace/ProPublica investigation found that Powell was…
In court filings, a production company alleges that the NRA leader suppressed footage showing him and his wife hunting elephants in Botswana.
As the Virginia General Assembly, newly under Democratic control, begins to consider an array of firearms-related bills — more than 100 have been introduced, so far — one measure has drawn criticism from both sides of the gun debate. Under…
National Rifle Association chief executive Wayne LaPierre rarely gives interviews. So it was a surprise to many when, earlier this week, The New York Times Magazine published a feature story detailing LaPierre’s take on the turmoil that has…
In a filing, Ackerman McQueen had suggested that testimony by the NRA leader contradicted the gun group’s legal claims.
Data
This year, the gun group’s PAC has pulled in its biggest haul since 2013. However, a growing number of donors list themselves as retired.
A New York judge ruled against the gun group’s former president, who sought compensation for expenses resulting from lawsuits involving the NRA.
