NRA chief LaPierre to get 57% pay raise

[Kutnupe14]

He made $1.4 million in 2017, $2.15 million in 2018...and $5.1 million in 2015 and $1.4 million in 2016.

It seems that around $1.3-1.4 million is his base salary and the rest is bonuses, deferred compensation and retire payouts.

We should at least have some context.

Just out of curiosity, how many memberships does $1M buy?

[GPIA7R]

Just out of curiosity, how many memberships does $1M buy?

I think that's what the lifetime membership is down to (on sale) right now

[JettaKnight]

Pepe Lapierre my favorite “prosperity guy”

The NRA is losing creditably everyday and it’s political power is fading quickly. This one man has done more damage to the NRA than all the mass shootings combined.

1. The NRA is a 501c not a company.

2. It is run by a cartel of Pepes friend's and relatives.

3. Members have no say in what goes on in the NRA.

4. The NRA is a cash cow for the Lapierre family.

5. The NRA is quickly becoming a political liability not a asset not because of the people supporting the 2AD where it counts, it’s the leadership that’s a Enormous Herpes sore on the face of the NRA.

Some here believe Pepe is a great and noble man.
He is not great and noble man once the weasel and his entourage are gone, real patriots can regain control of the NRA and make it great again.

Can't rep you right now Brad...


I can't fault WLP for making money, and I can't fault the NRA for paying him a lot of money.
I can fault the NRA for consolidating power around him and silencing any dissent under the guise of "preventing a liberal power grab".
Harlon Carter would be a sad panda right now.



I've got the latest NRA gun sweepstakes on my desk ready to mail. Written on it is "No more money from me till WLP is out."



I hope I win.

[Ingomike]

Don’t forget the “expense” account!

I wanna work somewhere that I can charge $39,000 in one day in one store while hanging out in Beverly Hills and not raise eyebrow.
How bout $13,800 for a “intern’s” rent even though she lives and attends school in the same area as the job.
Get this a $95,000 vacation to the Bahamas for him and extended family.
$18,000 for a car a driver for a four day trip.
Pay for a team of makeup and styling people to travel with my wife on the company dime.

Life is good!

Not all guys are as lucky as you and I, we are so good looking that we could be on TV all the time and have no need for makeup and nice clothes.

This is mostly a two part power play, there is a power struggle inside the NRA, and I really don't know who the good guys are, and our mortal enemies in the press and anti-gun groups are using this to to just what is happening in this thread, fight amongst ourselves and reduce the NRA influence on the election.

[Brad69]

HoughMade,

My sarcasms did not translate, I assumed my unpaid legal adviser would interpolate?

I don’t care what WL does with“his” money but he lives like a king on the NRA dime then gives speech’s about how the “elite’s” are bad it doesn’t jive with me.

The NRA is a storefront for WL and his crowd, it infuriates me because so many great people work hard to support the NRA and what most of us believe in. Those are the unsung Heroes of the NRA many are on this forum and work had to support the 2AD and other freedoms.

Look at what’s going on right now
NRA “TV” gone
NRA CCW Insurance dissolved
Chris Cox top lobbyist and well respected in D.C. resigned
Political clout is waning and the organization is rotting from within

[Ingomike]

Can't rep you right now Brad...


I can't fault WLP for making money, and I can't fault the NRA for paying him a lot of money.
I can fault the NRA for consolidating power around him and silencing any dissent under the guise of "preventing a liberal power grab".
Harlon Carter would be a sad panda right now.



I've got the latest NRA gun sweepstakes on my desk ready to mail. Written on it is "No more money from me till WLP is out."



I hope I win.

How much should WLP have been paid while leading an organization quadrupling its revenues and succeeding in its mission? Are the perks he received out of line with that?

There is not a soul on this forum that has even the slightest idea what it is like to be WLP. We do not have to worry that any misspeaks will blow back on our members, have to live with constant security so some crazy does not kill him or his family. Every major decision in a $400 million operation falls to him. He lives under constant media scrutiny. That is no where near a complete list but a few points.

I can tell you, I would not trade my life for his...

[Ingomike]

Look at what’s going on right now
NRA “TV” gone
NRA CCW Insurance dissolved
Chris Cox top lobbyist and well respected in D.C. resigned
Political clout is waning and the organization is rotting from within

Looks like collateral damage from an internal power struggle to me. As is laundry list of greviances you had in your earlier post...

[tv1217]

A lot of people like to say things like "The NRA is the only thing standing in the way of us losing our rights" or some variation of that and all I hear is "When the cops come to take my guns, I'm gonna give them up instead of blowing their heads off like I should"

[ultra...good]

Just out of curiosity, how many memberships does $1M buy?

What, you do not know how to do basic math? Color me surprised.

[JettaKnight]

What, you do not know how to do basic math? Color me surprised.

Someone's got KDS.