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Wayne LaPierre
Wayne Robert LaPierre Jr. (born November 8, 1949) is an American gun rights lobbyist who was the CEO and executive vice president of the National Rifle Association of America (NRA), a position he held between 1991 and 2024.
LaPierre has faced scrutiny over his career for his controversial statements. In 1995, his criticism of federal agents after the Ruby Ridge and Waco incidents led to former President George H. W. Bush resigning his NRA membership. He criticized former President Bill Clinton’s approach to gun control measures and advocated for armed officers to be placed in schools after the Sandy Hook and Stoneman Douglas school shootings.
LaPierre has advocated for increased funding for mental health programs and stricter punishment for gun-related offenses. In addition, he supported restrictions on bump stocks after the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting.
On January 5, 2024, the NRA posted on X that LaPierre would resign from his position on January 31. The announcement came days before his civil trial for corruption in New York.
Wayne Robert LaPierre Jr. was born on November 8, 1949, in Schenectady, New York, the eldest child of Hazel (Gordon) and Wayne Robert LaPierre Sr. His father was an accountant for the local General Electric plant. His family moved to Roanoke, Virginia, when LaPierre Jr. was five years old, and he was raised Catholic. LaPierre first received a student deferment, then a medical deferment (the cause of which is still publicly unknown) and therefore was not drafted into military service during the Vietnam War.
After divorcing his first wife, LaPierre married Susan Znidorka in 1998.
Wayne LaPierre has been a government activist and lobbyist since receiving his master's degree in government and politics, including positions on the board of directors of the American Association of Political Consultants, the American Conservative Union, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
Since 1991, he served as EVP and chief executive of the NRA, the largest gun rights advocacy and firearms safety training/marksmanship organization in the United States. LaPierre joined the NRA in 1977 after working as a legislative aide to Democratic Virginia delegate and gun rights advocate Vic Thomas. LaPierre announced his forthcoming resignation from the NRA on January 5, 2024, to take effect January 31. In early 2024, Doug Hamelin was elected to replace LaPierre as Executive Vice President and chief executive officer.
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Wayne LaPierre
Wayne Robert LaPierre Jr. (born November 8, 1949) is an American gun rights lobbyist who was the CEO and executive vice president of the National Rifle Association of America (NRA), a position he held between 1991 and 2024.
LaPierre has faced scrutiny over his career for his controversial statements. In 1995, his criticism of federal agents after the Ruby Ridge and Waco incidents led to former President George H. W. Bush resigning his NRA membership. He criticized former President Bill Clinton’s approach to gun control measures and advocated for armed officers to be placed in schools after the Sandy Hook and Stoneman Douglas school shootings.
LaPierre has advocated for increased funding for mental health programs and stricter punishment for gun-related offenses. In addition, he supported restrictions on bump stocks after the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting.
On January 5, 2024, the NRA posted on X that LaPierre would resign from his position on January 31. The announcement came days before his civil trial for corruption in New York.
Wayne Robert LaPierre Jr. was born on November 8, 1949, in Schenectady, New York, the eldest child of Hazel (Gordon) and Wayne Robert LaPierre Sr. His father was an accountant for the local General Electric plant. His family moved to Roanoke, Virginia, when LaPierre Jr. was five years old, and he was raised Catholic. LaPierre first received a student deferment, then a medical deferment (the cause of which is still publicly unknown) and therefore was not drafted into military service during the Vietnam War.
After divorcing his first wife, LaPierre married Susan Znidorka in 1998.
Wayne LaPierre has been a government activist and lobbyist since receiving his master's degree in government and politics, including positions on the board of directors of the American Association of Political Consultants, the American Conservative Union, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
Since 1991, he served as EVP and chief executive of the NRA, the largest gun rights advocacy and firearms safety training/marksmanship organization in the United States. LaPierre joined the NRA in 1977 after working as a legislative aide to Democratic Virginia delegate and gun rights advocate Vic Thomas. LaPierre announced his forthcoming resignation from the NRA on January 5, 2024, to take effect January 31. In early 2024, Doug Hamelin was elected to replace LaPierre as Executive Vice President and chief executive officer.
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