Video shows NRA chief struggling to kill elephant in botched hunt

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The video was taken during a 2013 hunting trip to Botswana but was shared Tuesday.

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Wayne LaPierre stands on stage at the NRA annual meeting in Dallas on May 5, 2018.Daniel Acker / Bloomberg via Getty Images fileApril 28, 2021, 9:35 AM PDTByMinyvonne Burke

The National Rifle Association confirmed that a video going around shows its CEO, Wayne LaPierre, killing an elephant during a botched hunt.

The video was taken during a 2013 hunting trip to Botswana but was shared Tuesday by The New Yorker and the nonprofit journalism outletThe Trace.

In the nearly 10-minute video, LaPierre fires at the elephant, causing it to drop to the ground. Because the elephant is still alive, LaPierre and the group move closer to it.

A guide points to the spot where LaPierre needs to fire to kill the elephant, but LaPierre misses. He tries two more times from point-blank…

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