The National Rifle Association has gone through the wringer over the last few years. With lawsuits and accusations, along with criticisms from gun owners, some were wondering if the organization could survive much longer.
The new head of the organization is hoping to answer that question and to make the organization viable for the future by complying with court orders from a recent lawsuit and by changing the NRA’s culture. Michael Clements writes,
“We’re making the changes we need to make the NRA stronger right where we are,” Hamlin told a gathering at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on April 26.
The NRA’s new chief compliance officer, Robert Mensinger, told the gathering that the NRA now has the “gold standard” of accountability.
He was hired as one of 12 conditions handed down by New York Judge Joel Cohen in December 2024.
Mensinger works directly for the board of directors, not NRA management, which gives him the independence to report his findings without fear of retaliation.
Clements continues:
“We’re trying to change the culture, and I think we’ve done a pretty good job. We have an effective compliance program now,” Mensinger told The Epoch Times.
Can Mensinger and company change the culture of the NRA?
Time will tell.
At this point, many 2A advocates have lost faith in the NRA, and complying with rulings which, effectively, are injecting court interference into a gun rights organization isn’t likely to change the feelings of those who were already critical of the NRA. Those 2A advocates would see this as setting up a situation in which the NRA “pretends” to be pro-2A but, in reality, pushes the anti-2A agenda of the previous administration.
These advocates would argue that resources would be put to better use by diverting funds from the NRA towards other pro-2A organizations.
Then, again, your position on what is going on with the NRA could come down to how you already viewed the NRA. Certainly, many Americans would like to see a revived and relevant NRA as they see it as a symbol of protecting 2A rights here in the U.S.
We’ll have to see what happens with the NRA over the next few years to find out whether the NRA will survive or thrive through all of this.
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