On Monday, the National Rifle Association is announcing that Lt. Col. Oliver North will become the next president of the organization.
North will be retiring from his role at Fox News effective immediately.
He will be taking over the position occupied by Pete Brownell, who did not seek a second term as NRA president.
In a news release, North said “I am honored to have been selected by the NRA Board to soon serve as this great organization’s President. I appreciate the board initiating a process that affords me a few weeks to set my affairs in order, and I am eager to hit the ground running as the new NRA President.”
NRA Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre called North a “legendary warrior for American freedom, a gifted communicator and skilled leader.”
North served 22 years as a Marine and was part of the National Security Council staff during the Reagan administration.
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