Amid an internal struggle over the direction of the National Rifle Association (NRA), the group鈥檚 president Lt. Col. Oliver North (ret.) announced at the NRA鈥檚 annual convention that he would not seek another term.
In a letter of the group Saturday, North advocated for a review of NRA finances and said he had been pushed out.
Here is Richard Childress reading a letter from Oliver North where he says he has been forced out of the NRA and then says the NRA has engaged in financial improprieties.
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North鈥檚 announcement comes after an to oust longtime NRA chief executive Wayne LaPierre.
LaPierre, who has long held sway as a leading gun rights advocate, said this week that North had tried to push him out by threatening to release damaging information about him to the board, .
Additionally, that the NRA board鈥檚 lawyer, Steve Hart, has been suspended, and New York鈥檚 Attorney General into the NRA鈥檚 tax-exempt status.
The leadership struggle highlights a turbulent time at the NRA, as the group deals with , , and the threat of .
LaPierre spoke to the convention shortly after NRA board member Richard Childress read the statement from North. LaPierre was met with a standing ovation.
The NRA Board is slated to meet on Monday.
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