{"id":347638,"date":"2021-10-03T03:21:35","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T00:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/wayne-lapierre-retains-leadership-of-nra-charles-cotton-elected-president\/"},"modified":"2021-10-03T03:21:35","modified_gmt":"2021-10-03T00:21:35","slug":"wayne-lapierre-retains-leadership-of-nra-charles-cotton-elected-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wayne-lapierre-retains-leadership-of-nra-charles-cotton-elected-president\/","title":{"rendered":"#Wayne LaPierre retains leadership of NRA; Charles Cotton elected president"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Wayne LaPierre retains leadership of NRA; Charles Cotton elected president<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Wayne-LaPierre.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>The National Rifle Association on Saturday said its board of directors reelected controversial CEO Wayne LaPierre.<\/p>\n<p>The gun-rights group<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NRA\/status\/1444388185220554752\"> tweeted <\/a>that Charles Cotton was elected president, Ret. Lt. Col. Willes K. Lee was elected first vice president, and David Coy second vice president.<\/p>\n<p>The votes took place at a board meeting in Charlotte, N.C., that followed the annual members meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe proceedings in Charlotte were an amazing celebration of NRA fellowship and freedom,\u201d Cotton said in a statement that accompanied the tweet. \u201cUnder the direction of Wayne LaPierre, the NRA is strong and secure \u2013 well positioned to chart its course for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cotton is best known for blaming the 2015 massacre at a Charleston, S.C.,  church on the anti-gun pastor killed in the attack.<\/p>\n<p>LaPierre won the board\u2019s vote despite multiple scandals at the non-profit, including a suit brought last year by New York Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Letitia James that alleges that LaPierre and other top executives diverted millions of the organization\u2019s funds and accepted in<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriate gifts to subsidize their lavish lifestyles. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>Cotton, a LaPierre loyalist, was chairman of the NRA Audit Committee when James made her allegations. <\/p>\n<p>The organization didn\u2019t share Saturday\u2019s vote tally. <\/p>\n<p>Last week, outgoing board member Roscoe Marshall asked to intervene in James\u2019 suit, which seeks to break up the organization, asking the court to appoint a temporary receive and install completely new leadership.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The gun-rights group tweeted that Charles Cotton was elected president, Ret. Lt. Col. Willes K. Lee was elected first vice president, and David Coy second vice president. 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