Chaos at the NRA

Published June 21, 2019 3:00am ET



The National Rifle Association has ousted its president and first vice president, watched an open revolt from some members on the floor of its annual meeting, sued and been sued by its top contractor, suspended its top lobbyist, and had its leadership publicly hurl accusations of financial impropriety at one another, while facing congressional inquiries and an investigation by an exceedingly hostile attorney general.

All in 2019. And the turmoil, unlike any the powerful gun rights lobby has faced in its nearly 150-year history, isn’t over.

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