{"id":33996,"date":"2024-01-17T02:15:09","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T02:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=33996"},"modified":"2024-01-17T02:35:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T02:35:40","slug":"another-ag-weighs-in-on-nra-evp-succession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=33996","title":{"rendered":"Another AG Weighs In On NRA EVP Succession"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:1464,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.texasattorneygeneral.gov\\\/about-office&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1465,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/senate.texas.gov\\\/member.php?d=30&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1466,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/attorneygeneral.utah.gov\\\/meet-sean&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20241219130806\\\/https:\\\/\\\/attorneygeneral.utah.gov\\\/meet-sean\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-15 17:04:12&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-20 13:53:47&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-26 06:31:24&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:true,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-26 06:31:24&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1467,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/NRA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1468,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/CallenderUSA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1469,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/t.co\\\/DGRJbMjVno&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1470,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/SeanReyesUT\\\/status\\\/1747247920980877509?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1471,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.supremecourt.gov\\\/DocketPDF\\\/20\\\/20-843\\\/184422\\\/20210720153608584_20-843%20tsac%20Arizona%20Missouri%20et%20al.pdf&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>As <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2024\/01\/11\/will-texas-politics-impact-nra-evp-succession.html\">I posted last week<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasattorneygeneral.gov\/about-office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX)<\/a><\/strong> endorsed former NRA-ILA General Counsel Wade Callender to succeed Wayne LaPierre as the permanent Executive VP and CEO of the NRA. He was joined in endorsing Callender by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/senate.texas.gov\/member.php?d=30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas St. Sen. Drew Springer (R-30th)<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now Callender has been endorsed for the position by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/attorneygeneral.utah.gov\/meet-sean\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes (R-UT)<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As an AG who earned an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NRA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@NRA<\/a> A+ rating, I support <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CallenderUSA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@CallenderUSA<\/a> for NRA EVP. Wade Callender was QB on landmark SCOTUS 2A win in Bruen and will expand NRA brand to new demographics, while tirelessly fighting for traditional members. As a Navy veteran\/lawyer\/leader, Wade is a proven\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DGRJbMjVno\">pic.twitter.com\/DGRJbMjVno<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sean Reyes (@SeanReyesUT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeanReyesUT\/status\/1747247920980877509?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 16, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Obviously, two of the state attorney generals who worked with Callender in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/DocketPDF\/20\/20-843\/184422\/20210720153608584_20-843%20tsac%20Arizona%20Missouri%20et%20al.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">submitting amicus briefs<\/a><\/strong> in support of the NY State Rifle and Pistol Association in the Bruen case think very highly of him. I would not be surprised if more of these state attorney generals weigh in with support of Callender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This must cause a bit of dismay in Fairfax where those still in denial that there is anything wrong within the NRA seem to be backing Charles Cotton to be the successor to Wayne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Too bad!<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I posted last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX) endorsed former NRA-ILA General Counsel Wade Callender to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":5,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[5635,26,6728,6729,6731,5977,27],"class_list":["post-33996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-charles-cotton","tag-nra","tag-nra-evp","tag-succession","tag-utah-ag-sean-reyes","tag-wade-callender","tag-wayne-lapierre"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33996"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33996\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33998,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33996\/revisions\/33998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}