“After Hurricane Sandy, we saw the hellish world that the gun prohibitionists see as their utopia. Looters ran wild in south Brooklyn. There was no food, water or electricity. And if you wanted to walk several miles to get supplies, you better get back before dark, or you might not get home at all.”

American gun rights lobbyist

Wayne LaPierre is an American gun rights lobbyist who served as CEO and executive vice president of the National Rifle Association of America from 1991 to 2024. He is closely associated with the NRA and its long campaign for gun rights in the United States. For more than three decades, LaPierre was one of the organization’s most visible leaders, helping shape its public message and political strategy. His public remarks are typically tied to gun rights, the role of the NRA, and debates over firearms policy.