A video has recently surfaced of Wayne LaPierre, the head of the NRA (National Rifle Association), repeatedly bungling attempts at shooting an elephant in Africa. It is both horrifying and laughably buffoonish all at the same time. Surrounded by guides, he is shown an elephant to shoot from fairly close range. He hits the elephant in the ear, and it goes down. When they get to it, the elephant is still alive making rattling sounds. The guide stands next to the elephant and physically touches the spot that Wayne should shoot to end the animal’s life. Wayne, of course, misses. The guide asks Wayne if he is capable of doing it. The bungler says yes and then misses again. And then again. So, the guide has to take over because Wayne couldn’t hit the side of a barn from 5 feet away. I should also mention that Wayne and his wife seem to be dressed in new Halloween safari outfits in order to pretend to look the part. At another point, as they are walking, the guide grabs the barrel of Wayne’s gun and points it skyward for safety reasons because Wayne doesn’t seem too well versed in, wait for it, guns.
