Wayne LaPierre resigned as leader of the National Rifle Association on Friday, ending his decadeslong reign over the prominent gun rights group, days before the start of his civil trial in New York.
LaPierre, the group's chief executive since 1991, steps down as a corruption trial against the NRA is due to begin in New York Supreme Court on Monday.
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Wayne LaPierre resigned as leader of the National Rifle Association on Friday, ending a long career that saw it became one of the most powerful lobbies in…