Disgraced NRA head tells judge proposed punishment would be 'putting a knife' into group

Wayne LaPierre, the former head of the National Rifle Association, told a judge that appointing a financial monitor would be "equivalent to putting a knife straight through the heart of the organization and twisting it."

According to The Associated Press, LaPierre made the remarks Monday on the final day of arguments in a case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James.

The attorney general is seeking an independent monitor for the NRA after LaPierre and another deputy were...