NRA Suspends ILA Executive Director Chris Cox for ‘Attempted Coup’

By Tactical Life

The NRA has suspended and formally named in a lawsuit NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris Cox. The news broke Thursday from the New York Times. It listed NRA claims that Cox allegedly took part in the failed coup to oust Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, a charge Cox flatly rejects.

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The NRA’s internal struggles and external pressure made headlines in the news with allegations of corruption, coup attempts and financial impropriety. During April’s NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits, controversy ensued as board members and LaPierre reportedly battled for control with NRA’s then-president, Oliver North. Reports implicated North in the coup attempt and NRA’s board of directors fired him. Now Cox’s suspension, and accompanying lawsuit filed in New York, will likely send more shockwaves throughout the organizations’s membership base and the firearms industry.

“In the suit, the N.R.A. said that text messages and emails demonstrated that ‘another errant N.R.A. fiduciary, Chris Cox — once thought by some to be a likely successor for Mr. LaPierre — participated’ in what was described as a conspiracy,” reported nytimes.com.

Chris Cox Responds

“The allegations against me are offensive and patently …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life