While Thousands Died From Gun Violence, The NRA Paid Wayne LaPierre $4 Million

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13,485 people in the U.S. died from gun violence in 2015, and the NRA handed their top shill Wayne LaPierre $4 million for helping make that happen.

That’s right. The Washington Post reports the National Rifle Association’s executive VP and CEO got this “hefty bump in pay” sometime between 2014 and 2015.

According to the organization’s 990 tax form, the NRA reported that LaPierre made $5,110,985 in annual compensation from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2015. LaPierre made $985,885 in 2014. The vast majority of the salary jump, according to the NRA, was due to the payout of a $3.7 million retirement plan.

And that was just a retirement payout. He also made $1,090,515 in salary for 2015, plus a $150,000 bonus. Why? Most likely because under Wayne LaPierre’s leadership, the pro-gun group has raked in beaucoup bucks despite a “dip in contributions” from members.

http://freakoutnation.com/2017/02/while-thousands-died-from-gun-violence-the-nra-paid-wayne-lapierre-4-million/

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1. This is the guy that flogs the 'millionaire Bloomberg gun grabber meme.

Any attempt to curb gun violence through legislation like background checks, safe storage laws, mandatory training, permit to purchase or ANYTHING else is met with derision and taunts of Bloomberg gun grabbers.

Retiring? Good riddance. It will be hard to find someone as cold blooded as he is and as effective a pitchman.