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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ariana Baio

‘Wayne’s World’: Trial against longtime head of NRA Wayne LaPierre begins in New York

REUTERS

Eleven years ago, Wayne LaPierre, the CEO of the National Rifle Association (NRA), delivered a speech elevating the gun advocacy nonprofit after 20 elementary school children were shot and killed in Newtown, Connecticut.

That day, Mr LaPierre stood on a stage in a sophisticated dark suit and did what his lawyer said he believed one of his duties was as the executive vice president: talk to people to enlist their support for the NRA.

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