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UpInArms

(51,284 posts)
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 09:52 PM Aug 2019

Wall Street Journal: NRA agreed to pay $6.5 million for Wayne LaPierre mansion

Source: CNN

Washington(CNN) The National Rifle Association previously agreed to pay $6.5 million to buy a mansion for CEO Wayne LaPierre, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

A top NRA executive, then-Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Wilson H. Phillips Jr., signed a document in May 2018 promising the gun lobby would contribute $6.5 million for 99% ownership of a company formed to buy a Dallas mansion for LaPierre, according to a copy of the document reviewed by the Journal. The NRA and its then-outside advertising firm, Ackerman McQueen, told the Journal that the planning to buy the home started in the wake of the Parkland, Florida, mass shooting, when LaPierre had concerns about his safety. The deal ultimately fell through.

The report comes as the NRA faces intense scrutiny of its finances, internal turmoil and leadership changes. New York Attorney General Letitia James in April launched an inquiry into the organization, which is chartered in New York. A gun-control group has also filed a complaint with the IRS, challenging the NRA's tax-exempt status.

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LaPierre and his wife, Susan, reportedly toured the house -- a 10,000-square-foot mansion in a gated golf community near Dallas -- two times. Ackerman McQueen agreed at the time to help facilitate the transaction and manage the property after closing, the Journal reports, citing people familiar with the matter.

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Wall Street Journal: NRA agreed to pay $6.5 million for Wayne LaPierre mansion (Original Post) UpInArms Aug 2019 OP
A republican doing what republicans do best... gtar100 Aug 2019 #1
He has to be protected. Scarsdale Aug 2019 #17
Oh I wish I could post what am I am thinking. Marie Marie Aug 2019 #2
Why the hell would those running the NRA even think that this was a good idea for a moment? cstanleytech Aug 2019 #3
Because they're drunk BeyondGeography Aug 2019 #9
Membership Dues HotRod Deluxe Aug 2019 #4
I really think it would be more accurate to call it a dacha. tanyev Aug 2019 #5
or the castle of his fiefdom...conservatives are monarchists are their core. Thomas Hurt Aug 2019 #6
most appropos for Natural Russian Agents..... lastlib Aug 2019 #7
Well, nobody expects a guy Turbineguy Aug 2019 #8
For $50 I could build him a house that befits him........ joshdawg Aug 2019 #10
Why would you be so cruel to your dog???? /nt sdfernando Aug 2019 #18
Not that I ever would be, however if I was an NRA Member Sherman A1 Aug 2019 #11
The NRA True Blue American Aug 2019 #12
LaPierre safety fears? He's projecting & conning for profit. What about safety in El Paso? Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2019 #13
they should put ALL of their money into mansions and other luxury shit for this asshole JI7 Aug 2019 #14
La Pierre not wanting to host Ted Nugent & other cronies in a dump. oasis Aug 2019 #16
LaPierre concerned for his safety? I guess he wasn't a good guy with a gun. (n/t) thesquanderer Aug 2019 #15

gtar100

(4,192 posts)
1. A republican doing what republicans do best...
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 10:05 PM
Aug 2019

Living off other people's money.

Members of the NRA, your leader thanks you for paying your dues, on time.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
17. He has to be protected.
Wed Aug 14, 2019, 08:36 AM
Aug 2019

YOUR kids have to "take their chances" going to school. Keep re-newing your membership - FOOLS.

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)
6. or the castle of his fiefdom...conservatives are monarchists are their core.
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 11:20 PM
Aug 2019

They think they all deserve to be king or at least nobility. Lording over their lessers, deciding what they do and don't deserve.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
11. Not that I ever would be, however if I was an NRA Member
Wed Aug 14, 2019, 05:02 AM
Aug 2019

I would blow a gasket at this use of the organization's funds.

True Blue American

(17,984 posts)
12. The NRA
Wed Aug 14, 2019, 06:00 AM
Aug 2019

Has been paying for his expensive vacation, his 2 thousand dollar suits, his expensive meals.

Why not buy him a mansion?

Suckers!

oasis

(49,386 posts)
16. La Pierre not wanting to host Ted Nugent & other cronies in a dump.
Wed Aug 14, 2019, 08:20 AM
Aug 2019

This semi-undercover plunder s reminicient of Hermann Goering.

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