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UpInArms

(51,252 posts)
Fri Jun 21, 2019, 01:18 AM Jun 2019

N.R.A. Suspends Second-in-Command, Implicating Him in Coup Attempt

Source: New York Times

The palace intrigue at the National Rifle Association deepened on Thursday as the gun group suspended its second-in-command and top lobbyist, accusing him of complicity in the recent failed coup against its chief executive, Wayne LaPierre.

The accusation came in a lawsuit filed Wednesday night in New York State Supreme Court against Oliver North, the N.R.A.’s former president, who led the attempt to oust Mr. LaPierre shortly before the group’s annual convention in April. The complaint provides new details about the effort against Mr. LaPierre, but it is the involvement of the organization’s No. 2 official, Christopher, W. Cox, that will reverberate.

In the suit, the N.R.A. said that text messages and emails demonstrated that “another errant N.R.A. fiduciary, Chris Cox — once thought by some to be a likely successor for Mr. LaPierre — participated” in what was described as a conspiracy.

The court filing includes text exchanges in which Mr. Cox and a board member appear to be discussing an effort to oust Mr. LaPierre, though the full context is unclear. The N.R.A. is conducting an internal review of the matter, and a spokesman, Andrew Arulanandam, said on Thursday that both Mr. Cox and a top aide, Scott Christman, had been placed on administrative leave.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/us/nra-lawsuit-wayne-lapierre-chris-cox.html



I can only hope their circular firing squad takes them all down
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N.R.A. Suspends Second-in-Command, Implicating Him in Coup Attempt (Original Post) UpInArms Jun 2019 OP
Oh, I'm feeling so much sympathy for them.... dawg day Jun 2019 #1
Thoughts and prayers. lagomorph777 Jun 2019 #18
Oh GMAFB ... a 'coup' ... who the fuck do they think they are ... a GOVERNMENT ??? LOLOLOLOLOL mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #2
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 secondwind Jun 2019 #3
I hope this spreads throughout the Republican Party... hunter Jun 2019 #4
Ok bluecollar2 Jun 2019 #7
But be sure to supply all the participants with AR-15s erronis Jun 2019 #11
Now here's a slap-fest: lagomorph777 Jun 2019 #19
Outstanding! Funny, too. Thanks, UpInArms. n/t Judi Lynn Jun 2019 #5
NYT disgraces itself again... GTFOH w/ this "coup" language, the NRA is a F-ing PR/lobbying company, RockRaven Jun 2019 #6
Great! Aussie105 Jun 2019 #8
It's great when someone other than Democrats are fighting each other IronLionZion Jun 2019 #9
Nice to see a genuinely evil force run aground. Paladin Jun 2019 #10
They only use "coup" jmowreader Jun 2019 #12
A real coup??...well then SHOOT HIM!!! Bengus81 Jun 2019 #13
They all should go on a hunting trip dalton99a Jun 2019 #14
, led by Dick Cheney. 3Hotdogs Jun 2019 #17
k&r Sherman A1 Jun 2019 #15
I hope there is a civil war inside the NRA Vegas Roller Jun 2019 #16
Cannabalizism's finest hour? Brainfodder Jun 2019 #20
Easy way to settle it. lonely bird Jun 2019 #21

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
18. Thoughts and prayers.
Fri Jun 21, 2019, 11:18 AM
Jun 2019

Thousands of armed crazies, millions of industry and Russian dollars. What could possibly go wrong?

May they burn in hell, all of them.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
2. Oh GMAFB ... a 'coup' ... who the fuck do they think they are ... a GOVERNMENT ??? LOLOLOLOLOL
Fri Jun 21, 2019, 01:21 AM
Jun 2019

A 'coup' ... get OVER YOURSELVES, you asshats.

hunter

(38,263 posts)
4. I hope this spreads throughout the Republican Party...
Fri Jun 21, 2019, 02:17 AM
Jun 2019

...culminating in a Three-Stooges style slap-fest between Mitch Mcconnel, Mike Pence, and Donald Trump.



erronis

(14,941 posts)
11. But be sure to supply all the participants with AR-15s
Fri Jun 21, 2019, 08:57 AM
Jun 2019

Might need a lot of 30 cartridge clips also since these idiots are so poor at aiming.

RockRaven

(14,782 posts)
6. NYT disgraces itself again... GTFOH w/ this "coup" language, the NRA is a F-ing PR/lobbying company,
Fri Jun 21, 2019, 03:16 AM
Jun 2019

not a sovereign government.

It is dramatic puffery garbage like this which gives toxic actors like the NRA much more status and leverage than they deserve, to the detriment of all US citizens (and frankly all human beings, current and future).

Aussie105

(5,211 posts)
8. Great!
Fri Jun 21, 2019, 04:49 AM
Jun 2019

Internal power struggles will only weaken the NRA.

But easily solved . . . muzzle loading pistols at 20 paces at dawn might be highly appropriate?
Or, if that is too close and personal, AR-15s at 100 paces? Bump stocks and oversize magazines allowed!

But yes, 'Coup' is the wrong word. More like the snake biting it's own tail.

Paladin

(28,202 posts)
10. Nice to see a genuinely evil force run aground.
Fri Jun 21, 2019, 08:40 AM
Jun 2019

It's not happening nearly enough in this country, right now.

jmowreader

(50,447 posts)
12. They only use "coup"
Fri Jun 21, 2019, 09:16 AM
Jun 2019

...because the managing editor of the Times decreed "pissing contest" as "not fit to print." However, that's what's happening.

lonely bird

(1,642 posts)
21. Easy way to settle it.
Fri Jun 21, 2019, 04:01 PM
Jun 2019

Just hold a duel. These asshats think guns are the greatest thing since sliced bread then go at it.

Waste of organic tissue.

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