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Ex-NRA Head Wayne LaPierre and Wife Worked to Secretly Turn Elephant They Shot Into Stools: Report

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Wayne LaPierre, head of the National Rifle Association, and his wife, Susan, shot an elephant in Botswana. Emails show that Susan leveraged the LaPierres’ status to secretly ship animal trophies from their safari to the U.S., where the couple received free taxidermy work. New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking to dissolve the NRA for a range of alleged abuses.

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The Independent

Ex-NRA head accused of having elephant he shot turned into stools, report says

Follows efforts by New York’s attorney general to disband pro-gun group

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Raw Story

REVEALED: Wayne LaPierre and his wife turned elephant they killed into trash can and handbags

New details have emerged about an elephant hunt that Wayne LaPierre and his wife took part in that was funded by the embattled NRA he leads.Newly revealed emails show the couple arranged to have an elephant they killed on a 2013 hunt shipped from Botswana and have its body butchered and turned into trophies, and they tried to keep the shipment and related taxidermy work secret despite the involvement of multiple individuals and companies in vari…

3 years ago·United States

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Business Insider

Ex-NRA head Wayne LaPierre and his wife secretly turned an elephant they shot in Botswana into home decor: report

Taxidermy records obtained by The New Yorker showed the elephant's feet were turned into home decor, like stools, an umbrella stand, and a trash can.

3 years ago·United States

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The Daily Beast

Ex-NRA Head Wayne LaPierre and Wife Worked to Secretly Turn Elephant They Shot Into Stools: Report

The New Yorker reports the gun-rights pariah and his wife begged a taxidermist to “not use our names anywhere if at all possible” when making umbrella stands and a trash can.

3 years ago·United States

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The New Yorker

How the Head of the N.R.A. and His Wife Secretly Shipped Their Elephant Trophies Home

The couple had their names removed from the shipment, and placed an order for the animals’ feet to be turned into “stools,” an “umbrella stand,” and a “trash can.”

3 years ago·New York, United States

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Political Flare

NRA's LaPierre Tried to Hide His 'Successful' Elephant Hunt, Made Trash Cans and Stools With Animal

There is a story that has made the rounds in science magazines throughout the last few years. Scientists continue to learn that we’ve underestimated animals’ intelligence and consciousness for centuries. We used to be told that some animals didn’t register pain in the way we do, despite the fact that one can hear a dog yelp in agony when a tail gets caught in a car door or a foot is stepped upon.Regardless, the story can be summarized thusly, sc…

3 years ago·United States

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Ex-NRA Head Wayne LaPierre and Wife Worked to Secretly Turn Elephant They Shot Into Stools: Report

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Ex-NRA head accused of having elephant he shot turned into stools, report says

Ex-NRA head accused of having elephant he shot turned into stools, report says

REVEALED: Wayne LaPierre and his wife turned elephant they killed into trash can and handbags

REVEALED: Wayne LaPierre and his wife turned elephant they killed into trash can and handbags

Ex-NRA head Wayne LaPierre and his wife secretly turned an elephant they shot in Botswana into home decor: report

Ex-NRA head Wayne LaPierre and his wife secretly turned an elephant they shot in Botswana into home decor: report

Ex-NRA Head Wayne LaPierre and Wife Worked to Secretly Turn Elephant They Shot Into Stools: Report

Ex-NRA Head Wayne LaPierre and Wife Worked to Secretly Turn Elephant They Shot Into Stools: Report

How the Head of the N.R.A. and His Wife Secretly Shipped Their Elephant Trophies Home

How the Head of the N.R.A. and His Wife Secretly Shipped Their Elephant Trophies Home

NRA's LaPierre Tried to Hide His 'Successful' Elephant Hunt, Made Trash Cans and Stools With Animal

NRA's LaPierre Tried to Hide His 'Successful' Elephant Hunt, Made Trash Cans and Stools With Animal

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