This is a horrendous day.

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8. References

From Giffords.
The NRA Is in Disarray: Here’s What You Need to Know
https://giffords.org/stories/nra-in-disarray-what-you-need-to-know-blog/
Updated April 2025

Wayne LaPierre was corrupt as hell, and this is AFTER the Russia matter (below)

Jury finds NRA, Wayne LaPierre liable in civil corruption case
https://www.npr.org/2024/02/23/1232229060/nra-wayne-lapierre-corruption-trial-verdict-new-york

NRA Was 'Foreign Asset' To Russia Ahead of 2016, New Senate Report Reveals
https://www.npr.org/2019/09/27/764879242/nra-was-foreign-asset-to-russia-ahead-of-2016-new-senate-report-reveals

Maria Butina: The Russian gun activist who was jailed in the US
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44885633

Maria Butina
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Butina
She served around five months at Tallahassee Federal Correctional Institution. Her 9-month pretrial prison term was counted towards her sentence. She was released and deported back to Russia in October 2019. She publicly denied being a Russian spy. In 2021, she was elected to the State Duma as a member of United Russia.