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NRA Second-in-Command Resigns After Allegations of Coup Attempt

THAT PLAN BACKFIRED

Court documents allege Christopher Cox participated in a failed coup attempt against the NRA’s chief executive.

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The National Rifle Association’s second-in-command Christopher Cox has resigned from the organization. Cox, who had been at the NRA since 1995 and served as chief lobbyist since 2002, was recently

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