Oliver North Is Out

He’s not going to be the NRA president, any more. He must have realized that he is just a figurehead. The real power in the NRA is Wayne LaPierre, the “executive vice president.” LaPierre has “held that post” for many years, through many “presidents.” He took on a little more than he planned, when North was elected president, and North acted like a real president, opposing many of LaPierre’s policies. It came to a head recently, and North was “forced out” by the Board, led by LaPierre. I have long been suspicious about LaPierre’s long holding of this supposedly lower position that lasted so long. North didn’t even attend their recent meeting in Indianapolis, and his resignation statement was read by another official. One thing the NRA doesn’t need is “dissension from within,” when they are dealing daily with all kinds of “dirty work” against them from without. Such infighting will make them “easy prey” for their enemies if it continues, and all America will suffer if they “go under.” I’m sure LaPierre will find a “pliable” replacement for North, but will that help? Or will it be the “death knell” for the NRA, as well as for the gun rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment. (AP)