Ted Nugent Resigns From NRA Board Over ‘Scheduling Conflicts’

  • Rocker, gun enthusiast served on 76-member board for 26 years
  • Nugent once wrote a rock song entitled ‘I Am the NRA’
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Rock-and-roll guitarist and gun enthusiast Ted Nugent is resigning from the board of the National Rifle Association after 26 years.

Nugent, who once recorded a song titled “I Am the NRA,” is stepping down “due to ongoing schedule conflicts,” according to a July 29 memo from General Counsel John Frazer reviewed by Bloomberg News. Nugent, has served on the group’s 76-member board since 1995, according to a website that tracks the gun group.