Longtime head of US gun rights group stepping down
Washington (AFP) - Wayne LaPierre, the longtime head of the National Rifle Association (NRA), announced on Friday that he is resigning as leader of the US gun lobby, just days before the start of his corruption trial. The 74-year-old LaPierre cited unspecified health reasons for his decision to step down from January 31 as chief executive of the NRA. "I've been a card-carrying member of this organization for most of my adult life, and I will never stop supporting the NRA and its fight to defend Second Amendment freedom," he said in a statement, referring to the right to "keep and bear arms." "...