Lt. Colonel Oliver North
"In these times, I can think of one better suited to serve as our president", adds LaPierre.
North will take over from little-known Pete Brownell, who announced on Monday that he would not seek a second term in leadership.
In a letter to the NRA's board of directors expressing his support of the pick, Brownell said that LaPierre recommended reaching out to North, referring to him as "a warrior amongst our board members".
North will assume the presidency in the coming weeks and will retire from Fox News, where he is a commentator.
North's history, however, could cause even more controversy for the NRA, which is already under siege following a spate of deadly mass shootings that's led to backlash against the organization.
"This is the most exciting news for our members since Charlton Heston became president of our Association", NRA Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre said.
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North is known for his involvement in the Iran-Contra scandal, a two-part operation in which, despite sanctions, senior officials assisted in the secret sale of weapons to Iran in the 1980s and then funneled the funds to the Contras, a group of right-wing rebels in Nicaragua, in spite of a congressional ban on funding the war there.
North was convicted in 1989 of charges including obstructing Congress, unlawfully mutilating government documents and taking an illegal gratuity.
He went on to become a political commentator and author. He attended a prayer breakfast at the NRA's annual meeting in Dallas on Saturday. North is retiring from Fox News, effective immediately. North wasn't one of them.
LaPierre congratulated the NRA Board for its action. The board votes each year for the executive vice president (EVP, who is the chief executive officer of the NRA), the treasurer (who is the chief financial officer), and the corporate secretary.
It's worth noting that the position of President of the NRA doesn't seem to be the center of the power in the organization.
Robert J. Spitzer, chairman of political science at the State University of NY at Cortland and an expert on firearms and Second Amendment issues, called North the closest thing the NRA has to a celebrity "and maybe they figure they need a more prominent person at the helm, as opposed to the string of relative unknowns who have served in recent years". "Oliver North is a true hero and warrior for freedom, and NRA members are proud to stand with him".
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