United States | NRA on trial

A lawsuit in New York may shake things up at the NRA

Wayne LaPierre’s resignation is just the start

National Rifle Association members listen to speakers during the NRA's Annual Meeting in 2013
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“WAYNE’S WORLD” is how Monica Connell, a lawyer with the New York state attorney-general’s office, described how the National Rifle Association, better known as the NRA, operated for decades. On January 8th, during the opening statement of the state’s civil trial against the NRA, Wayne LaPierre, who has headed the gun-rights organisation since 1991, and two other former and current top executives, Ms Connell said, “this case is about corruption”.

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