Word: harlon
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...move the organization's headquarters out of Washington, D.C. But a coup led by zealous gun-law opponents at the 1977 N.R.A. convention rescinded the move and replaced all of the group's leaders. The new regime, dedicated to hard-line political action, is headed by Harlon Carter, a former Border Patrol official. The N.R. A. is currently conducting a membership drive, in hopes of swelling its ranks to 2 million by the time of the annual meeting next month in Denver...