Longtime National Rifle Association chief Wayne LaPierre announced his resignation Friday, Fox News Digital has learned. NRA President Charles Cotton said during the board meeting Friday in Irving, Texas, that he accepted LaPierre’s resignation. LaPierre, 74, cited health reasons as motivation behind the departure. --------------------------------------------------------------------- STAY CONNECTED AND STAY AHEAD WITH FOX 5 DC Subscribe to FOX 5 DC on YouTube » https://youtube.com/channel/fox5dc?sub_confirmation=1 Read the latest local and national news on fox5dc.com » https://fox5dc.com/ Watch FOX 5 DC programming live » https://fox5dc.com/live Get your local forecast from the FOX 5 DC Weather team » https://www.fox5dc.com/weather Learn how to follow us on social media, download our news and weather mobile apps, find us on your Smart TV and sign up for our daily newsletter » https://fox5dc.com/connect-with-fox-5-on-mobile-social-smart-tv-and-our-newsletter Follow FOX 5 DC on Facebook » https://facebook.com/fox5dc Follow FOX 5 DC on Twitter » https://twitter.com/fox5dc Follow FOX 5 DC Instagram » https://instagram.com/fox5dc Vote in the daily FOX 5 DC InstaPoll » https://fox5dc.com/instapoll FOX 5 DC, WTTG-TV and FOX 5 PLUS, WDCA-TV are owned-and-operated TV stations of the Fox Broadcasting Company. We are located in Washington, D.C. and serves the entire Washington metropolitan area (including Northern Virginia, Maryland, and the Martinsburg, West Virginia area). Our studio is based in Bethesda, Maryland.