The NRA Is Awfully Quiet About Maria Butina
Why won’t the NRA comment on the arrest of the gun rights activist and accused Russian agent?
By
JAMIL SMITH
Maria Butina (far right) is suspected of conspiracy to act as an unauthorized agent of the Russian Federation within the United States without the authorization of the Attorney General.
Handout/Reuters
It typically takes a mass shooting to keep the National Rifle Association this quiet.
As of this writing, the NRA has issued no public comment about this week’s arrest and indictment of Maria Butina, a 29-year-old Russian gun rights activist who had spent years ingratiating herself with the NRA, as well as Republican politicians and conservative notables. Butina is suspected of conspiracy to act as an unauthorized agent of the Russian
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/nra-maria-butina-701543/
Why won’t the NRA comment on the arrest of the gun rights activist and accused Russian agent?
By
JAMIL SMITH
Maria Butina (far right) is suspected of conspiracy to act as an unauthorized agent of the Russian Federation within the United States without the authorization of the Attorney General.
Handout/Reuters
It typically takes a mass shooting to keep the National Rifle Association this quiet.
As of this writing, the NRA has issued no public comment about this week’s arrest and indictment of Maria Butina, a 29-year-old Russian gun rights activist who had spent years ingratiating herself with the NRA, as well as Republican politicians and conservative notables. Butina is suspected of conspiracy to act as an unauthorized agent of the Russian
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/nra-maria-butina-701543/
