NRA President Aims to Double Membership
Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North says his top goal as the next president of the National Rifle Association is to double the membership of the NRA.
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI,
Associated Press
June 29th. 2018
Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North announced Friday that his top goal as the next president of the National Rifle Association is to double the membership that currently stands around six million.
"I'm going to break some news tonight. My goal as president of the NRA is very simple, all I want to do is double the membership," North said in Pocatello, Idaho, while speaking at the state's Republican Party convention.
The 74-year-old North defended his organization's work during his 20-minute speech, calling it the nation's largest "civil rights organization."
His speech included video testimonials of NRA members sharing why gun rights are important to protect and encouraging the public to visit the organization's "NRA TV" website rather than using traditional news sources.