{"id":34385,"date":"2024-05-21T02:15:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T02:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=34385"},"modified":"2024-05-21T02:15:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T02:15:51","slug":"an-interesting-day-in-dallas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=34385","title":{"rendered":"An Interesting Day In Dallas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:1205,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.nraila.org\\\/articles\\\/20240520\\\/bob-barr-elected-nra-president-doug-hamlin-elected-to-serve-as-nra-executive-vice-president-ceo&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251113061224\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.nraila.org\\\/articles\\\/20240520\\\/bob-barr-elected-nra-president-doug-hamlin-elected-to-serve-as-nra-executive-vice-president-ceo&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-15 13:51:35&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-19 16:13:05&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-28 01:34:39&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-28 01:34:39&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1206,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/thereload.com\\\/reformers-prevail-at-nra-meeting-elect-new-leadership&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/thereload.com\\\/reformers-prevail-at-nra-meeting-elect-new-leadership\\\/&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>This is going to be short post because I&#8217;m tired. I have been watching and corresponding about the events surrounding the Board of Directors meeting all day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, just the bare facts. Bob Barr representing the Old Guard did win the Presidency. The vote was 37-30. Then the surprises began. Bill Bachenberg from the reform slate went head to head with Blaine Wade for 1st VP and won 36-31. Following that, reformer Mark Vaughan, president of the Oklahoma Rifle Association, beat Tom King 35-31. King really represented the Old Guard and his defeat was a sea change in attitude on the Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Second, and what I consider the biggest surprise, Doug Hamlin, Executive Director of Publications and the reformer&#8217;s choice for EVP, beat Ronnie Barrett for EVP\/CEO. There is some talk that Hamlin is intended as an interim choice while a nationwide search is conducted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a bare bones, just the facts ma&#8217;am report on what has happened so far, the NRA-ILA did a decent job.  Here is a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nraila.org\/articles\/20240520\/bob-barr-elected-nra-president-doug-hamlin-elected-to-serve-as-nra-executive-vice-president-ceo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link <\/a><\/strong>to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A more in-depth report is from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thereload.com\/reformers-prevail-at-nra-meeting-elect-new-leadership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen Gutowski of The Reload<\/a><\/strong> which has some comments from Jeff Knox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last I knew was that the meeting was still continuing after coming back from a dinner break. The keys going forward will be membership on the Nominating and Executive Committee. As I <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2024\/05\/20\/ronnie-barrett-for-evp.html\">noted this morning<\/a><\/strong>, there were no reformers nominated for the Executive Committee. That must change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope to have more tomorrow. <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is going to be short post because I&#8217;m tired. 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