“Facts tell us that criminalizing private transfers of firearms among family members and friends under a universal background check system would do nothing to prevent 'gun violence,' and importantly, would not have prevented the profound tragedies that gun banners use to promote such a system.”

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.