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poor wayne lapierre actually said the yacht was the one place that i hope i could feel safe. ds, lapierre doesn't just need guns to feel safe. he needs a yacht, private jets, and a tropical vacation for his own self-protection. oh, and did i mention that the nra also paid for mosquito control at lapierre's home? even that, they claimed, was for security purposes. you know, those little buggies can be dangerous. but aside from that absurd defense of using a nonprofit as a personal piggy bank, lapierre made another startling admission yesterday. as the "new york times" reports, he had kept his organization's recent bankruptcy filing secret from almost all of the nra senior officials, including its own lawyer and most of its directors. and all of that is what makes wayne lapierre today's absolute worst. not everyone can afford the luxury of hiding out on a yacht to feel safe. the rest of us just want common sense gun safety measures. and today president biden introduced several executive actions on that very front. and after the break, i'll talk to a survivor of the pulse nightcl
poor wayne lapierre actually said the yacht was the one place that i hope i could feel safe. ds, lapierre doesn't just need guns to feel safe. he needs a yacht, private jets, and a tropical vacation for his own self-protection. oh, and did i mention that the nra also paid for mosquito control at lapierre's home? even that, they claimed, was for security purposes. you know, those little buggies can be dangerous. but aside from that absurd defense of using a nonprofit as a personal piggy bank,...
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it really seems like wayne lapierre was taking very, very -- gifts and services as part of the deal where the person was getting nra money. that is one thing if the nra is your personal bank account. but in this point it is declared bankruptcy to get out of a new york state attorney general's lawsuit that would dissolve them if they are found to have abused their members and charter in the way that the attorney general alleges. they are on trial in texas to see if they are abusing the bankruptcy process to try to skate away from the accountability. they are having to admit all sorts of stuff they did they never had to fest tie about under oath in the process. the nra had better days. they supposedly made everything impossible. the nra is otherwise occupied right now. frankly the republicans are going to vote no on everything president biden votes for. no matter how much they like it, they will vote no. defrauding. they are worried about what they will do if one of the highest profile congressmen gets charged with child sex trafficking. they are trying to keep entertaining donald trump's f
it really seems like wayne lapierre was taking very, very -- gifts and services as part of the deal where the person was getting nra money. that is one thing if the nra is your personal bank account. but in this point it is declared bankruptcy to get out of a new york state attorney general's lawsuit that would dissolve them if they are found to have abused their members and charter in the way that the attorney general alleges. they are on trial in texas to see if they are abusing the...
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which really seems like wayne lapierre was taking very, very remunerative gifts and services for himself as part of the deal by which the person giving him that stuff was getting nra money. and that's one thing, if the nra is something that you call your personal baunk account. but in this case, they're a nonprofit organization governed by the rules that govern nonprofit organizations in new york state. they've declared bankruptcy to try to get out of a new york state attorney general's lawsuit which will absolve them if they're found to have abused their members and charter in the way the attorney general alleges. they're on trial in bankruptcy court in texas to see where they're trying to skate away from that accountability. and they're having to admit all sorts of stuff that they did that they have never had to testify about under oath in the process. so, yeah, the nra has had better days. the big, bad nra that has supposedly made everything impossible when it comes to gun safety and gun reform. the nra is otherwise occupied right now. and frankly, the republicans are going to vote no
which really seems like wayne lapierre was taking very, very remunerative gifts and services for himself as part of the deal by which the person giving him that stuff was getting nra money. and that's one thing, if the nra is something that you call your personal baunk account. but in this case, they're a nonprofit organization governed by the rules that govern nonprofit organizations in new york state. they've declared bankruptcy to try to get out of a new york state attorney general's lawsuit...
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several top officials are expected to testify about the alleged spending abuses, including the ceo wayne lapierre and was even treated to a free stay on a fancy 100-foot yacht as part of the deposition filed with the court, lapierre was asked why he needed to stay there as part of official nra business he told the court he went there after the sandy hook shooting in 2012 because he felt that his life was in danger he was the head of the nra, so he fled to his friend's yacht for safety >> as one does >>> a neighborhood in philadelphia was rocked by a house explosion. the front of the home collapsed from the blast yesterday afternoon. philadelphia police say one man was injured and another was treated for smoke inhalation the cause of that explosion is still under investigation. >>> well, with so many people separated by the pandemic for so long, we want to show you what it was like for one couple in colorado together again at last. here is nbc's kristen dahlgren >> reporter: for the past year -- >> i'm here for you, honey. >> reporter: this was as close as carl and his wife donna could get. >> we'
several top officials are expected to testify about the alleged spending abuses, including the ceo wayne lapierre and was even treated to a free stay on a fancy 100-foot yacht as part of the deposition filed with the court, lapierre was asked why he needed to stay there as part of official nra business he told the court he went there after the sandy hook shooting in 2012 because he felt that his life was in danger he was the head of the nra, so he fled to his friend's yacht for safety >>...
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wayne lapierre is a man who spent years and made millions saying the only protection from a bad guy witha gun. basically now the only protection is actually a good friend with a 100-foot yacht, right. i think she has been masterful they spent $11 million on private travel for friends, family. and a lawyer has even said that we should expect more cringe worthy revelations. the best argument seems to be yes, we looted and set this fire but look how hard that we are trying to put it out. >> from an advocacy and activism perspective. you and moms demand action have been pressuring the issue relentlessly, trying to make gun reform achievable in the individual states. how does the solvancy of the nra affect the work you are doing now. the gun reform and the gun policy space has been so defined by the nra. if they fall apart or if they are revealed to the public eye as a hafraud on their own members. >> well, let's be clear, you know. the nra used to be a power broker and now they are just broken. it is clear they do not care about public safety or policy and certainly don't care about the memb
wayne lapierre is a man who spent years and made millions saying the only protection from a bad guy witha gun. basically now the only protection is actually a good friend with a 100-foot yacht, right. i think she has been masterful they spent $11 million on private travel for friends, family. and a lawyer has even said that we should expect more cringe worthy revelations. the best argument seems to be yes, we looted and set this fire but look how hard that we are trying to put it out. >>...
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the n.r.a., and man describing what he'll do for $5 at the bus stop with his cold, dead hands, wayne lapierre deposition for the n.r.a.'s bankruptcy trial, lapierre revealed that, following both the sandy hook and parkland school shootings, he hid on a yacht. okay, you out-of-touch liberal elite, if you want to come for wayne's guns, you're going to have to hop a jitney to the hamptons and make it down to the boat basin by 4:00, because we have to launch in time for sunset cocktails! buffy is making spritzers! in light of the revelation, the n.r.a. has made a slight change to its logo: >> see ya, suckas! ( horn blows ) >> stephen: the yacht in question is "illusions," named after what you're living under if you think lapierre cares whether you live or die. lapierre claims he fled to the yacht after the shootings in 2012 and 2018 out of fear for his safety, explaining, "i remember getting there going, 'thank god i'm safe. nobody can get me here.'" great plan. which is why, instead of supporting any sensible gun control, the n.r.a. has founded this new charity: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ 1-877-yachts for kids y-a
the n.r.a., and man describing what he'll do for $5 at the bus stop with his cold, dead hands, wayne lapierre deposition for the n.r.a.'s bankruptcy trial, lapierre revealed that, following both the sandy hook and parkland school shootings, he hid on a yacht. okay, you out-of-touch liberal elite, if you want to come for wayne's guns, you're going to have to hop a jitney to the hamptons and make it down to the boat basin by 4:00, because we have to launch in time for sunset cocktails! buffy is...
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because we've seen wayne lapierre in public, in that court case. it's actually a pretty remarkable situation. in some ways, the collapse of the nra has left a farther-right-wing group, gun owners of america, with more power. however, on the other side, democrats have organized much more aggressively and, i think, effectively, in the last ten years or so around this issue. and that's another thing that perhaps changes and the president kind of alluded to this saying, okay. it took years to get this done but we got there. do you think there is any reason to think that, perhaps, those organizing efforts could, if they don't pay off this year or the next year or the year after that, eventually, get to a point where we see real change? >> i think so. you know, we have seen all types of different activism groups get more creative. kind of, get more savvy about the ways on the hill, right? the nra was powerful, not just because of their money but because of the ways in which they worked on the hill. and now, you have kind of that exact, same thing happeni
because we've seen wayne lapierre in public, in that court case. it's actually a pretty remarkable situation. in some ways, the collapse of the nra has left a farther-right-wing group, gun owners of america, with more power. however, on the other side, democrats have organized much more aggressively and, i think, effectively, in the last ten years or so around this issue. and that's another thing that perhaps changes and the president kind of alluded to this saying, okay. it took years to get...