At least that's what Danny Hakim and Maggie Haberman assert in the NYT.
It's fair to wonder whether someone can be principled in opposition to RFLs and UBCs, but then reverse the position in a fit of spite. I found interesting the manner in which LaPierre is condemned.
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nras-former-no-2-calls-for-gun-control/?ocid=uxbndlbing
I'm not LaPierre's greatest fan, but this accusation suggests that he was doing an important part of his job.
It's fair to wonder whether someone can be principled in opposition to RFLs and UBCs, but then reverse the position in a fit of spite. I found interesting the manner in which LaPierre is condemned.
He describes the NRA’s longtime chief executive, Wayne LaPierre, as a woefully inept manager, but also a skilled lobbyist with a deft touch at directing President Donald Trump to support the group’s objectives, and who repeatedly reeled in the president’s flirtations with even modest gun control measures.
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nras-former-no-2-calls-for-gun-control/?ocid=uxbndlbing
I'm not LaPierre's greatest fan, but this accusation suggests that he was doing an important part of his job.