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Wayne Lapierre is speaking now. He was introduced to a standing ovation from members.
Wayne Lapierre just put the number of NRA members at 5.5 million and said it was the most they've ever had.
Lapierre is giving a speech about NRA opponents. Pretty standard stuff. Nothing about Oliver North or the accusations he leveled against him.
Lapierre's speech is almost exclusively about the legal fight with New York. Here's background on that:https://freebeacon.com/issues/nra-sues-new-york-pressure-campaign-financial-institutions-working-gun-rights-group/ …
Lapierre finishes up his speech to another standing ovation.
Chris Cox, head of the NRA Institute for Legislative Action, is speaking now. His section of the NRA, which does most of the actual lobbying, has stayed out of the fray of this fight, at least in public. I don't yet have insight on how Cox feels on all this.
Cox's speech is on the NRA's political accomplishments. Nothing on the leadership fight.
They're voting on resolutions now. The first one is thanking Trump for his action on the UN Arms Trade Treaty yesterday.
They just tried to adjourn but someone objected and is bringing a point of order. High drama right now.
Membership just voted down an attempt to adjourn the meeting.
They're now going to vote on a resolution expressing no confidence in Wayne Lapierre and the board committee responsible for oversight.
There have been a number of dueling resolutions here. Things are getting very heated. Some want to go into executive session which would kick the media out of the room. A number of board members have spoken against the anti-Lapierre resolution and/or going into executive session.
After an incredibly heated exchange, the membership voted to reject the executive session and refer the investigation of accusations of impropriety by Wayne Lapierre and board members to the board.
After referring a motion praising @DLoesch to the board, the members voted to adjourn.
Just asked Alan West, an NRA board member, about the accusations of wrongdoing by Oliver North and Wayne Lapierre. He told me "we have to investigate this and come up with the reforms that are necessary."
Here is my exclusive interview with Alan West on the NRA leadership fight. He called for the board to reassert control over the organization and suggested an internal audit system be implemented.https://youtu.be/QBQQTma5--w
I talked to NRA board member Julie Golob about the leadership fight. She said the board owes it to the members to analyze accusations of impropriety but is reserving judgement until the board meeting on Monday.https://youtu.be/f6IMo1ou5iU
Here's an example of how heated debate inside the NRA members meeting. The resolution proposed from the stage in this clip was eventually adopted but not before a tumultuous back and forth.pic.twitter.com/A7ItymxhAp
New Report: Inside the Turmoil at the NRA Annual Meetinghttps://youtu.be/m-Exnn8FEW4
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