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NRA President Bob Barr had made a number of committee assignments that were, in my opinion, ill-conceived in light of Judge Cohen’s interim decision in Phase 2 of the NRA’s trial in New York. Many of the assignments had been in direct conflict with the judge’s decision. However, cooler heads prevailed and Barr has now made a revamped assortment of committee assignments. I understand he made these after discussing them with 1st VP Bill Bachenberg and 2nd VP Mark Vaughan.

Below you will find the new assignments for all committees. Most significantly, Charles Cotton and David Coy neither head nor are members of the Audit or Finance Committees respectively. Moreover, Cotton no longer heads nor is a member of the Ethics Committee.

Here are all the assignments.

(1) ACTION SHOOTING COMMITTEE
Dwight D. Van Horn, Chairman
Don Martin, Vice Chairman
William H. Allen
Clel Baudler
John M. Gordon
George Mowbray

(2) AIR GUN
Edie P. Fleeman, Chairman
Patricia A. Clark, Vice Chairman
Ted W. Carter
Clyde Furr
Amy James
Lisa Kelley

(3) AUDIT
Curtis S. Jenkins, Chairman
Charles R. Beers III, Vice Chairman
Rocky Marshall
Ronald L. Schmeits
Eb Wilkinson

(4) BLACK POWDER
David G. Coy, Chairman
Johnny Nugent, Vice Chairman
David A. Keene
Don Saba
Terri Townsend

(5) BYLAWS & RESOLUTIONS
Carol Frampton, Chairman
Scott L. Bach, Vice Chairman
Larry E. Craig
Phillip B. Journey
John C. Sigler
Danny Stowers
James L. Wallace
Judi White

(6) CLUBS & ASSOCIATIONS
Maria Heil, Chairman
Bill Miller, Vice Chairman
Donald Bradway
Charles L. Cotton
Steven W. Dulan
Rick Ector
Todd Ellis
Al Hammond
Antonio Hernandez
Charles T. Hiltunen III
Tom King
James L. Wallace
Michael O. Ware
Cathy Wright

(7) COLLEGIATE PROGRAMS
Edie P. Fleeman, Chairman
David Raney, Vice Chairman
Paul Benneche
Cathy Callahan
Ted W. Carter
David G. Coy
Isaac Demarest
Bruce Widener

(8) COMPETITION RULES & PROGRAMS
Dwight D. Van Horn, Chairman
Clel Baudler, Vice Chairman
William H. Allen
Thomas P. Arvas
Patricia A. Clark
David G. Coy
Edie P. Fleeman
Tom King
Jay Printz
John C. Sigler
Howard J. Walter

(9) DISABLED SHOOTING SPORTS
Clel Baudler, Chairman
Tom King, Vice Chairman
William Bachenberg
Anthony P. Colandro
Marco Delarosa
Matt Guedes
Graham Hill
Robin Kelleher
Edward Mays
Regis Synan

(10) EDUCATION & TRAINING
Ronnie G. Barrett, Chairman
Todd Ellis, Vice Chairman
Charles R. Beers III
Donald Bradway
Anthony P. Colandro
Charles L. Cotton
James Cozort
Rick Ector
Scott Johnson
Owen Buz Mills
Janet D. Nyce
Mitch O’Neal-Mitchell
Amanda Suffecool
Thomas Tuggle

(11) ELECTIONS
J. William Carter, Chairman
Don Saba, Vice Chairman
Rick Ector
Edward J. Land, Jr.
Steve Schreiner

(12) ETHICS
Blaine Wade, Chairman
Mark Vaughan, Vice Chairman
Ronnie G. Barrett
Clel Baudler
Maria Heil
Jay Printz
Barbara Rumpel

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(13) F-CLASS HIGH POWER RIFLE
John C. Sigler, Chairman
Howard J. Walter, Vice Chairman
Dan Bramley
David G. Coy
Charles Rowe
Matt Schwartzkopf

(14) FINANCE (7-10)
Eb Wilkinson, Chairman
Patricia A. Clark, Vice Chairman
William A. Bachenberg
Joel Friedman
Curtis S. Jenkins
Bill Miller
Buz Mills
Don Saba
Ronald L. Schmeits
Amanda Suffecool

(15) GRASSROOTS DEVELOPMENT
Cathy Wright, Chairman
Amanda Suffecool, Vice Chairman
James Chapman
Richard S. Figueroa
Sandra S. Froman
Craig Haggard
Jeffrey Knox
David Raney
Mark Robinson
Don Saba
Steve Schreiner
James A. Tomes
Linda L. Walker
Judi White
Eb Wilkinson

(16) GUN COLLECTORS
Blaine Wade, Chairman
Robert J. Wos, Vice Chairman
Paul Babaz
Eric Beeby
Craig Bell
Allan D. Cors
Garry James
Mike Papac
David Prawdzik
Wayne Anthony Ross
Richard F. Shea
Bruce Widener

(17) HEARINGS
Larry Craig, Chairman
Charles Hiltunen III, Vice Chairman
Sharon Callan
Carol Frampton
Niger Innis
Scott Johnson
David Raney
Jay Wallace
Eb Wilkinson

(18) HIGH POWER RIFLE
Howard J. Walter, Chairman
Thomas J. Layou, Vice Chairman
Isaac Demarest
Dennis R. Flaharty
Tom King
Denise Loring
John C. Sigler
Brad Sutherland

(19) HUNTING &WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Ward M. French, Chairman
Stephen R. Plaster, Vice Chairman
Tim Archer
Charles R. Beers III
Paul Babaz
Jefferey Crane
Carol Frampton
Aurelia Skipworth Giacometto
Mike Ingram
Andrew McIntyre
Mitzy McCorvey
Barry Partlo
Mark Peterson
Tyler Ruhland
Nick Wiley

(20) LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE
Jay Printz, Chairman
Blaine E. Wade, Vice Chairman
William H. Allen
Clel Baudler
Sharon Callan
Louis Hunter
Wayne Ivey
Robert Rotter
Randy Sutton
Robert Vadasz
Dwight D. Van Horn
Mark E. Vaughan

(21) LEGAL AFFAIRS
Sandra S. Froman, Chairman
Scott L. Bach, Vice Chairman
Bob Barr
Steven Dulan
Carol Frampton
Charles T. Hiltunen III
Curtis S. Jenkins
John C. Sigler

(22) LEGISLATIVE POLICY
Kayne Robinson, Chairman
Larry E. Craig, Vice Chairman
Joe M. Allbaugh
Scott L. Bach
Bob Barr
Allan D. Cors
Dennis Fusaro
Sandra S. Froman
Graham Hill
Charles L. Hiltunen III
Niger Innis
Curtis S. Jenkins
David A. Keene
Matt Kilgo
Jeffrey Knox
Carolyn D. Meadows
Alan B. Mollohan
James W. Porter II
David Raney
Robert A. Rotter
Barbara Rumpel
John C. Sigler
Linda L. Walker
Eb Wilkinson

Federal Affairs Subcommittee
Sandra S. Froman, Chairman
Charles L. Hiltunen III, Vice Chairman
Allan D. Cors
Graham Hill
Jeffrey Knox
Allan B. Mollohan

International Affairs Subcommittee
Bob Barr, Chairman
Eb Wilkinson, Vice Chairman
Larry Craig
Dennis Fusaro
Niger Innis
David A. Keene
David Raney
Kayne Robinson

State & Local Affairs Subcommittee
Scott L. Bach, Chairman
John Sigler, Vice Chairman
Joe Allbaugh
Curtis S. Jenkins
Matt Kilgo
Rob Rotter
Barbara Rumpel
Linda Walker

(23) MEMBERSHIP
Blaine E. Wade, Chairman
Kayne B. Robinson, Vice Chairman
Paul Babaz
Dean Cain
Anthony Colandro
Todd Ellis
Dennis Fusaro
David E. Fitzmorris
Mitzy McCorvey
Jay Printz
James Schenck
Judi White

(24) MILITARY & VETERANS’ AFFAIRS
Leroy Sisco, Chairman
Jay Printz, Vice Chairman
Joe M. Allbaugh
Ted Carter
Lou Davis
Jack Hagan
Robin Kelleher
Jeffrey Knox
Edward J. Land, Jr.
Scott Neil
David Norcross
George Petersen
John C. Sigler

(25) NOMINATING
Jay Printz, Chairman
Robert Mansell, Vice Chairman
Scott L. Bach
Charles R. Beers III
Cynthia Flannigan
Duane Liptak
David Raney
Bryan Tucker
Judi White

(26) OUTREACH
J. Kenneth Blackwell, Chairman
Antonio Hernandez, Vice Chairman
Betty Cardenas
Chris Cheng
Rick Ector
Rick Figueroa
Lucretia Hughes
Niger Innis
Susannah Kipke
Mark Robinson
Thomas Tuggle
Norma Lee Valle

(27) PISTOL
William H. Allen, Chairman
Kenneth A. Boyd, Vice Chairman
Ted Carter
David G. Coy
Paul Pluff
Robert Vadasz
Tom Yost

(28) PROTEST
Clel Baudler, Chairman
Edie P. Fleeman, Vice Chairman
Ted W. Carter
John C. Sigler
Howard J. Walter

(29) PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Scott L. Bach, Chairman
Ronnie G. Barrett, Vice Chairman
J. Kenneth Blackwell
Dean Cain
Sandra S. Froman
Charles T. Hiltunen III
Greer Johnson
Tom King
Carolyn D. Meadows
Grover Norquist
David Raney
Kayne B. Robinson
Mark Robinson
James Schenck
Dwight Van Horn
James L. Wallace
Jay Wallace

(30) PUBLICATIONS POLICIES
David A. Keene, Chairman
Ronald L. Schmeits, Vice Chairman
Joe M. Allbaugh
Shad Ketcher
Robert Mansell
Owen Buz Mills
Kayne B. Robinson
Blaine E. Wade

(31) RANGE DEVELOPMENT
David G. Coy, Chairman
Ronnie G. Barrett, Vice Chairman
Donald J. Bradway
Anthony P. Colandro
Isaac Demarest
Al Hammond
Robert E. Mansell
Don Saba
Danny Stowers
Robert J. Wos

(32) SHOTGUN
Thomas P. Arvas, Chairman
Kim Rhode, Vice Chairman
David G. Coy
Lynn Gipson
F. Daryl Hayes
Tom King
John Nelson
Anthony Palumbo

(33) SILHOUETTE
Tom King, Chairman
Bill Miller, Vice Chairman
Charles R. Beers III
J. William Carter
Patricia A. Clark
Jim Kidwell

(34) SMALLBORE RIFLE
Patricia A. Clark, Chairman
Howard J. Walter, Vice Chairman
J. William Carter
David G. Coy
Todd Ellis
Edie P. Fleeman
George Harris

(35) SPORT SHOOTING
Jay Wallace, Chairman
David G. Coy, Vice Chairman
Charles L. Cotton
Susannah Kipke
Willes K. Lee
Amy Lovato

(36) WOMEN’S POLICIES
Carol Frampton, Chairman
Maria Heil, Vice Chairman
Amy Heath Lovato
Katalin Kadar Lynn
Mitzy McCorvey
Janet D. Nyce
Kathryn Hicks Porter
Brenda Potterfield
Lane Ruhland
Barbara Rumpel
Linda L. Walker
Judi White

(37) YOUTH PROGRAMS
Patricia A. Clark, Chairman
Janet D. Nyce, Vice Chairman
Todd R. Ellis
Edie P. Fleeman
Vito Germinario
Hilary Goldschlager
Amy Heath Lovato
Craig L. Swartz
Bruce Widener

(38) MEETING SITE SELECTION
Bob Barr, Chairman
William A. Bachenberg, Vice Chairman
Ronnie G. Barrett
Larry Craig
Mark Vaughan

(39) SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON SECURITY OPERATIONS
Kayne B. Robinson, Chairman
Jay Printz, Vice Chairman
Mark Vaughan
Blaine Wade

(40) SPECIAL LITIGATION COMMITTEE
Bob Barr, Chairman
Charles L. Cotton
David G. Coy

(41) SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON RELOCATION
Bob Barr, Chairman
Joel Friedman, Vice Chairman
William Bachenberg
Charles L. Cotton
David G. Coy
Tom King
Mark Vaughan

(42) EVP SEARCH COMMITTEE
Bob Barr, Chairman
David G. Coy, Vice Chairman
Carol Frampton
Curtis Jenkins
Jay Printz
Barbara Rumpel
Blaine Wade

NRA President Bob Barr sent out an email to the Board of Directors this afternoon. It noted that the bench portion of the New York trial was coming to a close on Monday, July 29th. The gist of the email which is below is that there is no need for a special monitor, it is invasive and detrimental to the NRA, and that since 2018 the NRA has cleaned up its act. Barr went on to say he was not fully quoted with regard to recouping the $4 million plus owed to the NRA by Wayne LaPierre. In that, he may be correct.

I said in late May that Barr had the ability to regain the trust of members and to reassure the court that a special monitor was not needed through his committee appointments. I said it needed to be transparent and that Mssrs. Cotton and Coy must never be allowed to remain on the Audit and Finance Committees. I also suggested that members of the Four for Reform ought to be considered for important committee assignments.

Disappointingly, Barr all but assured that Judge Cohen will feel that he has no option but to appoint a special monitor with his committee assignments. First, not only was Charles Cotton allowed to remain as chair of the Audit Committee but was added to the Ethics Committee as the chair. Second, David Coy remains as chair of the Finance Committee. Third, the anti-reform Cabal holds all the chair and vice-chair positions on the major committees for whom appointments have been made public. Only Rocky Marshall of the Four for Reform was given a major committee assignment and “Gang of 12” reformers are in a minority on all the committees. Barr had a chance but in my opinion he blew it.

Barr and, by extension, the Board are still in denial. They can say they have made changes and point to the hiring of a Chief Compliance Officer among other things. They can say their expert witnesses all testified to improvements, to not needing a special compliance monitor, and that this is the “new” NRA. The NRA publications can write about the NRA’s “new direction” and run headlines saying “the future of the NRA is bright.”

What they fail to understand is that the rank and file members of the NRA don’t trust them. Trust, once lost, is hard to regain. Hopes were raised at the last Board meeting with the election of ostensible reformers to major positions and then the committee assignments dashed that hope. We see that the people that allowed Wayne and his pack of grifters to get away with it for years are still running things. We read that the NRA has paid at least $182 million in legal fees to Bill Brewer and his minions all the while thinking what that money could have done for the Second Amendment. We know the members voted for a Chief Compliance Officer but then hear it whispered about how he has blown off serious whistleblower complaints. And the list goes on.

I could go on but I think I’ll just post the email and let you, the reader, come to your own conclusion.

From Bob Barr as sent out by John Frazer:

Dear Board of Directors,

As you know, the NRA is nearing the end of “phase two” of the trial proceedings versus the New York Attorney General (NYAG). The bench trial began on July 15, and will conclude on Monday, July 29. As reported to the board on July 4, a focal point of the proceedings is the NYAG’s pursuit of a court-appointed monitor with sweeping powers. On behalf of the Special Litigation Committee (SLC), please note that the NYAG’s court filing, Exhibit O, reflects an invasive measure that we believe is absolutely detrimental to the Association and its mission.

Of course, it is no surprise that the NYAG, who filed suit to dissolve the NRA, is peddling its “version” of the story. However, the trial testimony has shown that, beginning in 2018, the NRA undertook to prevent any override of its financial controls. Extensive testimony has clearly established the NRA’s commitment to good governance. Importantly, there has been no evidence that the NRA is not appropriately managing its assets; and there is no ongoing or persistent violation of its internal controls – all alleged by the NYAG.

Our senior staff members, board members, and experts offered powerful testimony regarding our heightened commitment to compliance training, and the important role played by our Chief Compliance Officer and our Internal Auditor. As such, we believe there is no need for the court to impose invasive equitable relief. Doing so would have a chilling effect on our organization’s ability to fulfill its mission and cultivate grassroots support, donations, and public goodwill. For these many reasons, I am optimistic we will achieve a positive outcome for the NRA and its millions of members.

On Thursday, the court heard testimony from Daniel Kurtz, the former New York State Assistant Attorney General-in-Charge of the Charities Bureau. He testified that he sees “New York State both persecuting and prosecuting the NRA,” and noted the NYAG’s pursuit of a monitor is “crazy, unprecedented.” He added, “There’s never been a situation, to my knowledge, in which a monitor has been appointed to reform the nonprofit governance of an organization” – equating New York’s pursuit of the NRA to McCarthyism and the Second Red Scare of the 1940s and 1950s.

In closing, know that no board officer, including myself, has ever suggested the NRA would not seek to recover any final awards owed to the NRA by individual defendants. At trial, I testified that I assumed the NRA was still finalizing its plans in this regard. My full testimony (conveniently not publicized via “X” and other social media platforms) explained this is because no final awards have yet been confirmed, and the NYAG bears the responsibility to pursue the recoveries in question. The NYAG is responsible for securing the awards because of her standing as the plaintiff in these proceedings. The NRA, of course, is committed to holding the NYAG’s feet to the fire and pursuing every dollar to which it is entitled, period.

The bottom line is, I remain optimistic that despite attempts to distort the NRA’s commitment to good governance, the court appreciates and understands our record. The NRA and its many witnesses have presented a true picture of the Association – one that is dedicated now and in the future to achieving the best interests of our members in all we do.

Thanks,

Bob Barr, President

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