https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/01/05/nra-chief-lapierre-resigns-before-civil-trial-begins/ > By Michel R. Sisak | Associated Press > NEW YORK — The longtime head of the National Rifle Association said Friday he is resigning, just days before the start of a civil trial over his spending of millions of dollars’ worth of travel, security and other perks at the powerful gun rights organization’s expense.