Why Reform?
We Need Change NOW!
Historically, the NRA has urged us all to look the other way whenever scandals came to light. It’s easy to ignore troubling reports from media outlets with obvious biases. However, recent scandals have come to light that are well-sourced, well documented, and much less easily dismissed. Some of the most damning revelations have emerged in plain sight for NRA members to witness first-hand, so there’s no more room to blame the media or anti-gun politicians. This is why we decided to stop ignoring these problems and demand change.
You Be The Judge
Given the sheer volume of information swirling around, we have compiled some of the information here for anyone who wishes to review it. Click the links below to learn more about what prompted Save the Second to take action. Then you can judge for yourself what to believe or not.
Gangster Capitalism completed an in-depth series on the NRA with many first hand accounts of the malfeasance and improprieties that plague our NRA. Listen to it here.
NRA Suspensions/Resignations (2019)
NRA Court Filings
- New York AG's Summons (August 6th, 2020)
- DCAG's Comlaint (August 6th, 2020)
- Ackerman McQueen's October Counterclaim
- NRA v. Oliver North – NRA’s Complaint
- NRA v. Oliver North – North’s Answer and Counterclaim
- NRA v. Ackerman McQueen – Lawsuit #1 (NRA’s Complaint)
- NRA v. Ackerman McQueen – Lawsuit #2 (NRA’s Complaint)
- NRA v. Ackerman McQueen – Lawsuit #2 (Ackerman’s Answer and Counterclaim)
- NRA v. New York (NRA’s complaint re: insurance regulations)
- NRA v. Lockton Affinity (NRA’s complaint re: Carry Guard program)
- Dell’Aquila v. NRA (Dell’Aquila’s class action lawsuit against LaPierre and more)
- NRA v. Ackerman McQueen – Lawsuit #3. (Article via TPM, August 30th, 2019)
- NRA v. City and County of San Francisco
- Under Wild Skies v NRA (Article via Wall Street Journal September 11th, 2019)
NRA Board of Director Resignations Since April, 2019.
Online Articles
- NRA dissidents cautiously welcome lawsuit, see overhaul as long overdue (Reuters 8/8/2020)
- NYAG Sues to Dissolve NRA (August 6th, 2020)
- NRA Foundation Accused Of Misuse Of Funds (Only Guns and Money 8/6/2020)
- Gangster Capitalism Podcast On NRA Election Rigging (Only Guns and Money 7/26/2020
- NRA’s Unusual Travel Setup Spotlights Governance Gaps (Wall Street Journal 11/4/19)
- NRA Faces Rising Corporate and Public Resistance (Nonprofit Quarterly)
- NRA’s Marion Hammer got illegal loans from nonprofit she runs, Unified Sportsmen of Florida (Florida Bulldog)
- The NRA Used Funds to Settle a Sexual Harassment Claim Against a Top Official — And Then He Was Accused Again (ProPublica)
- NRA Leaders Bail on Alaska Adventure (Ammoland)
- NRA Relocates Board Meeting to D.C. As Gun Control Measures Gain Traction in Congress (Newsweek)
- Private Jets Ferried Relatives of NRA Chief Executive (Wall Street Journal)
- Wayne LaPierre Purges Outside Counsel Handling Three Key Illinois Gun Rights Cases (TheTruthAboutGuns.com – John Boch) “The Demise of the NRA Has Been Greatly Exaggerated,” by Tom King (via Ammoland)
- Letter Shows Ackerman Issuing New Broadside Against NRA Fundraiser (Talking Points Memo)Statement from Board Member Duane Liptak re: His Removal from Committees
- Does Anyone In Fairfax Believe In Due Diligence? (John Richardson)Statement from Board Member Sean Maloney re: His Removal from Committees
- Check for Dallas Mansion Raises New Questions About NRA Plans (Wall Street Journal)
- NRA Chief Sought Purchase of $6 Million Mansion in Wake of Parkland Shooting (Washington Post)
- NRA Board Members Call for Independent Investigation (CNN)
- Floundering NRA Struggles to Maintain Election Influence (CNN)
- Can Disgruntled High-Dollar Donors Force a Reckoning at the NRA? (Talking Points Memo)
- DC Attorney General Subpoenaes NRA and NRA Foundation (Washington Post)
- NRA Donor Directs Revolt Against Wayne LaPierre (New York Times)
- NRA Pulls the Plug on NRATV (Fox News)List Item
- Who is MJP? (John Richardson)
- Top NRA Executive Chris Cox Resigns (ABC News)ist Item
- New Gun Rights Campaign Seeks to Reform the Scandal-Plagued NRA (The Trace)List Item
- NRA TV Imperiled as Ad Firm Demands Immediate Payment (Bloomberg News)List Item
- Former Longtime NRA CFO Woody Phillips Caught Embezzling Before Joining the NRA (The New Yorker)List Item
- NRA Sues Ackerman a Second Time (AdWeek)List Item
- NRA Money Flowed to Board Members Amid Allegedly Lavish Spending (Washington Post)List Item
- Secrecy, Self-Dealing, and Greed at the NRA (The New Yorker)t Item
- Ackerman Releases Statement (News 9 Oklahoma City)ist Item
- Pete Brownell Resigns from NRA Board (Washington Post)ist Item
- Legal Mess is Killing Fundraising for NRA Operations (Ammoland)
- NRA Awarded Contracts to Firms with Ties to Top Officials (Wall Street Journal)
- NRA Executive’s Trail of Business Flops and Unpaid Debts (The Trace)
Public Statements
- Dan Boren's Resignation Letter (John Richardson)
- Mark Robinson Announces He Has Accepted Seat On NRA Board (Facebook)
- Julie Golob Resigns From NRA Board of Directors (via Truthaboutguns.com)
- Owen Buz Mills’ Open Letter (John Richardson’s blog)
- Three NRA Board Members Calling for Independent Audit Resign (via The Hill)
- Board Member Joel Freidman Speaks Out on NRA’s Record (via Ammoland)
- Statement from Board Member Marion Hammer re: Committee Assignments (posted on John Richardson’s blog)
- “The Demise of the NRA Has Been Greatly Exaggerated,” by Tom King (via Ammoland)
- Statement from Board Member Duane Liptak re: His Removal from Committees
- Statement from Board Member Sean Maloney re: His Removal from Committees
- Post from Board Member Esther Schneider re: Her Removal from Committees
- Statement from Board Member Col. Allen West re: re: His Removal from Committees
- Statement from Board Member Tim Knight re: re: His Removal from CommitteesList Item
- Statement from NRA President Carolyn Meadows, et al.List Item
- Statement from Ackerman McQueen re: Terminating Business with NRA
- Open Letters to the NRA Board (Ammoland)
- Statement Regarding the NRA by NRA Board Member Col. Allen WestList Item
Video Summaries
More to Come
This page was last updated on November 4rd, 2019 with the addition allegations with more gross waste of money in an article by the Wall Street Journal. When will the NRA Board of Directors do something?
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Who are we, and what are we doing?
Save The Second is a 501(c)4 non-profit dedicated to the preservation, promotion, and expansion of the Second Amendment. We were founded by two NRA members – Anthony Garcia (President) and Ron Carter (Vice-President) who were tired of watching the NRA fall apart, and decided to do something to save it.
Our vision is to save the Second Amendment by strengthening the National Rifle Association. We hope to grow the NRA’s membership, improve its public image, and secure the NRA’s long-term ability to carry out its stated purpose of protecting our “individual rights of self-preservation and defense of family, person, and property,” as provided in Article II, Section 1 of the NRA Bylaws.
Find out more about how we plan to do that by reviewing our 5 Goals and taking a look through the rest of our site.
Who are we, and what are we doing?
Save The Second is a 501(c)4 non-profit dedicated to the preservation, promotion, and expansion of the Second Amendment. We were founded by two NRA members – Anthony Garcia (President) and Ron Carter (Vice-President) who were tired of watching the NRA fall apart, and decided to do something to save it.
Our vision is to save the Second Amendment by strengthening the National Rifle Association. We hope to grow the NRA’s membership, improve its public image, and secure the NRA’s long-term ability to carry out its stated purpose of protecting our “individual rights of self-preservation and defense of family, person, and property,” as provided in Article II, Section 1 of the NRA Bylaws.
Find out more about how we plan to do that by reviewing our 5 Goals and taking a look through the rest of our site.