Meet the NRA's Board of Directors 16JAN13

HERE are board of directors of the nra, those responsible for keeping guns and high capacity ammo clips available for criminals and the deranged who commit gun violence, mass shootings, mass murders in our neighborhoods, workplaces, places of worship, parks, shopping malls and schools. They all have blood on their hands, not only the blood of American victims of gun violence but also the blood of tens of thousands around the world because of their opposition to regulation of weapons exports and smuggling from the U.S. It will be sublime irony if at some point they, along with the politicians they have bought and control ( see The NRA’s influence — in 6 charts 16JAN13 & OPENSECRETS.ORG NRA PAGE http://bucknacktssordidtawdryblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-nras-influence-in-6-charts-16jan13.html
) experience the fruits of their nra labors. This from Mother Jones....

Tom Selleck, Ted Nugent, and Karl Malone are just some of the high-caliber individuals who call the shots at the National Rifle Association.

—By Dave Gilson

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Exclusive: The NRA's powerful leaders include the CEO behind Bushmaster AR-15s and a top director who lives in Newtown.

The National Rifle Association claims to speak for more than 4 million gun owners. But the shots are really called by a hush-hush group of 76 directors. The majority are nominated via a top-down process and elected by a small fraction of NRA members. A breakdown of the current board, based on their official bios:

• 87 percent are men. 93 percent are white.
• 25 percent are current or former federal, state, or local lawmakers or officials.
• 22 percent are current or former law enforcement officers. 30 percent are current or former members of the military.
• 24 percent are lawyers.
• 12 percent are entertainers or athletes.
• 64 percent are hunters. 71 percent are sport or competitive shooters.
• At least 71 percent were nominated, endorsed, or selected by the NRA's Nominating Committee.

Some notable members of the NRA's current board of directors:

	Tom SelleckThe Magnum, P.I. star, gun buff, and vocal gun-rights supporter was the top vote-getter in 2008's board election. (Fellow '80s TV heartthrob Erik Estrada sought a seat on the NRA board in 2011 but eventually withdrew his candidacy.)
	Ted NugentAt the NRA's 2012 annual conference, the Nuge announced, "If Barack Obama becomes the next president in November again, I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year," prompting a meeting with the Secret Service.
	Oliver North"I love speaking out for the NRA in large part because it drives the left a little bit nuts," says the Iran-Contra conspirator and Call of Duty pitchman.
	Marion Hammer The former NRA president helped craft and implement Florida's Stand Your Ground law, which provided a model for similar self-defense laws in 24 other states.
	Karl Malone"About the only thing I'd rather do than play basketball is hunt," says the retired NBA player in an recruitment ad for the NRA.
	Patricia ClarkA record-holding shooter, Clark has been on the board of directors since 1999 and is currently the head of the NRA's nominating committee, which helps pick the majority of board members. She lives in Newtown, Connecticut.
	Robert K. BrownThe former Special Forces soldier and big-game hunter is the founder and publisher of Soldier of Fortune, which was sued in the late '80s for running want ads for mercenaries and guns for hire.
	David KeeneThe current NRA president is the former chairman of the American Conservative Union. In 2003, his son was sentenced to 10 years in prison for firing at another driver during a road rage incident.
	R. Lee "The Gunny" ErmeyFormer Marine turned actor is best known for his turn as a drill sergeant in Full Metal Jacket (who is gunned down by a suicidal recruit). He's also a spokesman for Glock.
	Wayne A. RossIn 2009, Sarah Palin nominated the former NRA vice president to be Alaska's attorney general, but lawmakers passed on him after he was accused of making homophobic and sexist comments.
	Roy InnisThe head of the Congress of Racial Equality, a civil rights organization now known as a climate-denying astroturf outfit. While representing the United States at a UN arms conference in 2001, Innis explained, "The Rwanda genocide would not have happened if the Tutsis had had even one or two pistols to fight back with."
	Ronnie G. Barrett Founder of Barrett Firearms Manufacturing and inventor of the .50 sniper rifle, which can penetrate armor from more than 4,500 feet and is legal for civilian purchase in 49 states.
	Carl T. Rowan Jr. Formerly a cop, FBI agent, and vice president for the private-security firm Securitas.* He is the son of columnist Carl Rowan Sr., who once caught a teenager swimming in his backyard pool and wounded him with an unlicensed handgun.
	Larry Craig The former Idaho senator sponsored a 2005 law protecting gun makers from liability in connection with their products being used by criminals. The NRA spent $1.8 million on lobbying Congress that year.
	Grover NorquistThe president of Americans for Tax Reform is a NRA Life Member and member of the Fifty Caliber Shooters Association. After Newtown, he echoed the NRA's line: "We have got to calm down and not take tragedies like this, crimes like this, and use them for political purposes."

More: See a complete list of current NRA board members.

* Correction: An earlier version incorrectly stated that Carl T. Rowan Jr. is currently employed by Securitas, based on his bio on the NRA site. Securitas told Mother Jones that it no longer employs him.

Current members of the NRA board of directors

Joe M. Allbaugh William H. Allen Dr. Thomas P. Arvas Scott L. Bach William A. Bachenberg Frank E. Bachhuber Jr. M. Carol Bambery Bob Barr Ronnie G. Barrett Clel Baudler David E. Bennett J. Kenneth Blackwell Matt Blunt Dan Boren Robert K. Brown Pete Brownell Dave Butz J. William "Bill" Carter Ted W. Carter Richard Childress Patricia A. Clark Allan D. Cors Charles L. Cotton, David G. Coy Larry E. Craig

John L. Cushman William H. Dailey Joseph P. Debergalis Jr. R. Lee "The Gunny" Ermey Edie P. Fleeman Joel Friedman Sandra S. Froman Tom Gaines James S. Gilmore III Marion P. Hammer Maria Heil Graham Hill Stephen D. Hornady Susan Howard Roy Innis H. Joaquin Jackson Curtis S. Jenkins David A. Keene Tom King Herbert A. "Herb" Lanford Jr. Karl A. Malone Carolyn Dodgen Meadows John F. Milius Bill Miller Owen Buz Mills Cleta Mitchell

Grover G. Norquist Oliver L. North Robert "Bob" Nosler Johnny Nugent Ted Nugent Lance Olson Timothy W. Pawol James W. Porter II Peter "Jay" Printz Todd J. Rathner Wayne Anthony Ross Carl T. Rowan Jr. Dr. Don Saba Robert E. Sanders William H. Satterfield Ronald L. Schmeits Tom Selleck John C. Sigler Leroy Sisco Dwight D. Van Horn Linda Walker Howard J. "Walt" Walter J.D. Williams Robert J. Wos Don E. Young

Source: NRA

Photo credits: Wikimedia Commons (Selleck, Nugent, North, Ermey, Innis), NRA (Hammer, Malone, Clark, Keene, Ross, Rowan, Craig), Soldier of Fortune (Brown), Barrett Firearms (Barrett), Grover Norquist/Mother Jones (Norquist)

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Dave Gilson is a senior editor at Mother Jones. Read more of his stories, follow him on Twitter, or contact him at dgilson (at) motherjones (dot) com. RSS | TWITTER

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