Scandal-ridden NRA head LaPierre digs in against gun control
Posted: August 9, 2019 - 6:29am

FILE - In a April 27, 2019 file photo, National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre speaks at the NRA Annual Meeting of Members in Indianapolis. In the latest national furor over mass killings, the tremendous political power of the NRA is likely to stymie any major changes to gun laws. The man behind the organization is LaPierre, the public face of the Second Amendment with his bombastic defense of guns, freedom and country in the aftermath of every mass shooting. (AP Photo/Michael Con

In the aftermath of the back-to-back shooting massacres in Texas and...