David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Carolyn Meadows to replace Oliver North as new NRA president
The National Rifle Association named Carolyn D. Meadows as its president Monday and circled the wagons around embattled Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre amid unprecedented turmoil at the gun rights organization. Published April 29, 2019
Ted Nugent: NRA has been ‘less than accountable’
Legendary rocker Ted Nugent, a National Rifle Association board member, says the board owes it to the gun-rights group's rank-and-file members to provide more information about its finances and activities. Published April 29, 2019
NRA stunned by Oliver North resignation, New York probe
The National Rifle Association, which began its annual meeting last week with optimism and enthusiasm, leaves Indianapolis amid unprecedented chaos, with President Oliver North announcing his abrupt departure and new legal scrutiny of the group's finances and inner workings. Published April 28, 2019
Letitia James, New York AG, launches investigation into NRA
The New York attorney general has launched an investigation into the National Rifle Association in the wake of recent reports on the group's finances. Published April 27, 2019
Oliver North won’t return as NRA president, says ‘There is a clear crisis’
Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North will not serve a second term as the National Rifle Association's president, amid a power struggle with Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre and heightened scrutiny on the NRA's finances. Published April 27, 2019
Wayne LaPierre, NRA executive VP, says he’s being pressured to resign
A power struggle within the National Rifle Association is coming to an explosive head after NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre said he faced pressure to resign his post within the organization this week from retired Lt. Col. Oliver North, the group's president. Published April 26, 2019
NRA 2019: Kyle Kashuv, Parkland survivor, calls for arming teachers, eliminating gun-free zones
Kyle Kashuv, who survived the Parkland, Fla., school shooting in February 2018, on Friday said teachers should be allowed to carry concealed weapons as part of the solution to combat recent school shootings. Published April 26, 2019
Sen. Ted Cruz mocks ‘clown car’ 2020 Democratic field
Sen. Ted Cruz on Friday likened the 2020 Democratic presidential field to a "clown car," lampooning former Vice President Joseph R. Biden's handsiness and past advice on how to scare off intruders with a double-barreled shotgun. Published April 26, 2019
Oliver North, NRA president, warns against ‘disarm America’ movement
Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North, the president of the National Rifle Association, on Friday warned gun-rights activists that they can't cede power next year to what Mr. North called the "disarm America" movement. Published April 26, 2019
Wayne LaPierre, NRA CEO: ‘Without us, we wouldn’t have had President Trump’
Wayne LaPierre, the executive vice president and CEO of the National Rifle Association, on Friday applauded gun-rights activists for their advocacy over the years, saying they helped tip the balance in the 2016 presidential election. Published April 26, 2019
Donald Trump announces U.S. pullback from UN Arms Trade Treaty
President Trump on Friday announced that he was pulling U.S. support for a 2013 United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, saying America wasn't going to cede sovereignty to anyone. Published April 26, 2019
Donald Trump, at NRA event, calls ‘collusion delusion’ ‘greatest political hoax’ in U.S. history
President Trump on Friday told gun rights activists that Democrats have never been "angrier" even amid the country's recent successes, particularly because their claims of collusion between his campaign and Russia have been exposed as false. Published April 26, 2019
Mike Pence tells NRA crowd: ‘No one is taking your guns’ under Trump administration
Vice President Mike Pence on Friday told gun rights activists that as long as he and President Trump are in office, no one will be coming for their guns, urging them to stay in the fight to preserve freedom. Published April 26, 2019
Despite bump stock ban, gun rights advocates strongly support Donald Trump
Some gun rights advocates are revolting against the Trump administration's bump stock ban, but attendees at the National Rifle Association's annual meetings say they give President Trump a pass and are still behind him. Published April 25, 2019
NRA legal troubles, Trump support drain finances
Used to making news on Capitol Hill as one of the most powerful lobbying groups, the National Rifle Association is instead making waves in courtrooms, where its troubled finances and a lengthening list of legal entanglements are taking center stage. Published April 24, 2019
Treasury misses House Democrats’ second deadline for handing over Trump’s tax returns
The Treasury Department missed Congress's second deadline to turn over President Trump's tax returns, with Secretary Steven Mnuchin saying he wants to make certain lawmakers have the legal right to demand the information. Published April 23, 2019
Trump Organization sues Elijah Cummings to block recent subpoena
Attorneys for President Trump and the Trump Organization on Monday moved to block a congressional subpoena that seeks financial information from Mazars USA, a longtime accounting firm for the company. Published April 22, 2019
Gun rights advocates want compensation for loss of bump stock sales
While federal courts have upheld the Trump administration's ban on bump stocks, gun rights advocates are vowing to press forward in a separate legal battle to try to force the government to at least compensate them for their surrendered or destroyed property. Published April 21, 2019
Top Democrats aim to block funds for detention beds at border
Key Democrats are lobbying to block any additional money from going toward what they call President Trump's cruel immigration enforcement policies, saying they won't be complicit in helping his strict interpretation of enforcing the laws. Published April 18, 2019
Lawmakers spar over how to refine latest tax system
With a year of the new tax system under their belt, members of Congress are pushing fixes they say are needed to fine-tune things, ranging from permanently extending the individual tax cuts to making more minor changes that created untended consequences for major interest groups like retailers. Published April 16, 2019
