LaPierre blasts media, says America is in trouble Growing numbers of Americans believe something has gone wrong in this country, theyre worried, and thats why more people are buying firearms, according to Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, who spoke yesterday afternoon at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. LaPierre blasts media, says ?America is in trouble? - Seattle gun rights | Examiner.com