Video of NRA executive Wayne LaPierre hunting elephants sparks outrage

A video that shows the National Rifle Association's embattled executive Wayne LaPierre hunt elephants has sparked outrage among animal activists.

A video that shows the National Rifle Association's embattled executive hunting elephants has sparked outrage among animal activists. The New Yorker -- along with the nonprofit newsroom the Trace -- on Tuesday published a video that appears to show NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre struggling to kill an African savanna elephant for the NRA-sponsored television series "Under Wild Skies." "The dying animal rumbles in distress or to warn others -- until someone else finally takes over to make the killing shot," according to a statement from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. "LaPierre’s wife stands by, laughing at the moaning elephant." The video shows guides tracking down an African savanna elephant for LaPierre, who then shoots and wounds it. When LaPierre seemingly attempts to kill the elephant at point-blank range, he shoots it in the wrong place three times, and a guide eventually steps in to fire a fatal shot.