NY Attorney General files lawsuit to dissolve NRA
 

The New York attorney general, filed a lawsuit today seeking to dissolve the National Rifle Association, alleging that years of corruption irreparably undermined its ability to operate as a nonprofit.

This will be interesting...

I don't own a firearm but I do support 2A, and I support the responsible ownership of firearms by responsible owners.

I also supported the NRA until 1993 when they lobbied for the Dickey amendment, which prohibits the CDC from using its funds to research gun violence in the USA.

I've been against the NRA ever since. The "organization" is nothing more than a very profitable lobby group now. And apparently a corrupt one that has put membership money into the pockets of its officers instead of spending it on its own causes. They never should've gotten their non-prof status in the first place. They can re-create themselves if they are dissolved, but their current incarnation is spoiled and unrecoverable, in my opinion.

Wow!!

Guilty by media until proven innocent.

Suggests a pattern of concern!

It sure seems like a bogus lawsuit with an agenda to me. There are thousands of nonprofit organizations that are just as corrupt or more corrupt than the NRA. Why isn't the NY attorney general suing them?

I didn't read any article or watch any reporter reporting on anything at all about this. I did, however, watch the live feed of the AG's announcement, from beginning to end.

I also, as I said in my previous post, stopped supporting the NRA back in 1993. It's not political for ME at all.

The state should be protecting the rights of the members, not terminating their association due to bad leadership. Charges should be filed against the individuals that took advantage of their position and if possible restitution to the membership.

absolutely agree...let's look into the huge salaries that the Red Cross pays themselves

that's the reason that I stopped donating to them...they're more interested in lining their own pockets than sending the money where it can do the most good

Same for me with United Way, I quit several years ago donating to them.

Just NY's way to retaliate against all the law suits brought against Cuomo by gun owners and firearms dealers. He never stops the assault!

I quit supporting them because of their position on ar15’s and ak47’s. No need for anyone to own those weapons. I have my share of guns but no seni-automatics

No responsible firearms owner needs assault type rifles. The reason these firearms are protected is because they are a line of defense against the moonbats going after hand guns and hunting rifles. Once the anti-gun moonbats get rid of assault rifles they will set their sights on their next target, and then the next, and the next, until only criminals possess firearms.

Responsible firearm owners would gladly have assault type weapons become illegal if it came with an iron clad agreement to end all further crusades against other types of firearms.

Guess they wanted headlines from a source that would support this.

Hard to find true charities these days without a political agenda, and where the majority of contributions go to the cause.
Too many fat cats leaching off kind hearted people.

Which one would you suggest going after ahead of these guys? Seems like a pretty big fish to me and therefore a worthwhile exercise.

I think your initial point is absolutely correct. However, if the organization itself is corrupt, and in this case not operating as non-profit, then perhaps dissolving it and starting over may be the better course of action.

Good. Because of the NRA we have criminals roaming our streets armed to the teeth. The lives this cost and the money we spend for law enforcement is a shame.

It is strictly a political move in an election year that has already backfired!

It maybe unprecedented that a DA seeks to dissolve a corp for the alleged acts of it's officers.

It's officers that should be indited.

THe NRA has already counter sued, they have the resources to take on the legal battle.

They spend about $400 million a year in their programs

I'm not a member, but fully support the 2nd Amendment.

30-40% of Americans own a gun(s)

kind of an argument against yourself, isn't it ? 'responsible firearms owner' shouldn't own a simple rifle ? ar15's one of the most reliable rifles, no ?

just say you don't like the looks of them - that i understand,,, so coming after the ar15's ok but nothing after that ? where have we heard that refrain previously ? how does 1 'shave off' part of a constitutional amendment ? which part of the 2nd amendment offends thee ? what about the right to demonstrate peacefully ? should that also be constrained ?

i owned them in atl for protection,,, i own them here because i want them - shotguns, rifles, handguns - makes no difference,,, have thought about buying an ar15 because ( just because ) they may soon be outlawed w/o reason

it seems to me your argument's invalid based on logic and most anti-gun arguments are in the same camp

The same can be said for many non profit organizations. Are we going to dissolve them all?

I am a gun owner and strong supporter of the 2A . The NRA has for years abused the laws and privilege of operating as a 501c3, organization. Sic em.

Duh. Maybe because they are not chartered in NY like the NRA is.

Maybe they will after they get evidence of wrong doing. They already did shut down the Trump foundation for very similar actions.

As has been reported, the NRA has been a big lobbying organization for those they see as more likely to support second amendment rights.

No coincidence that this suit is happening now, right around get-out-the-vote time.

Having to divert financial resources to fight off this legal battle takes away from their ability to make their case to the public this fall.

Nah, no politics involved here. Why, it's the purely politically objective State of NY we're talking about. All's good.

Almost all of the freedoms in our constitution are constrained, already. Freedom of religion, speech, the press, peaceful assembly. Keeping and bearing arms. Unreasonable search and seizure, etc., etc., etc.

Unrestrained freedom is anarchy.

This move is not about amendment rights, taking your guns away,the media or politics

It’s financial mismanagement.

There is a nonprofit and a foundation involved, people donate money to be used for a specific cause and the folks in power take it for their own benefit or the benefit of their friends.

Their was a guy in NY who did that and his foundation was shut down. Another case, wounded warriors spending donations on a lavish party for their employees.

Get the idea, you donate your hard earned cash to support your constitution rights and the officials take it for a $50k private flight to the Bahamas. It’s not cool, it’s against the law, and you should be b.s. they are doing this with your money

Support your NRA . Only defense with have against tyranny.
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When they start coming for your second amendment rights next .who’s going to defend you . Fake news and NYS . Lol

And, so it begins. First step in the masterplan to get our guns away from us!

Maybe she should go after the US Congress. They’ve been doing that for decades.

Could you elaborate on your logic please? The only logical conclusion I can draw from your statement is that guns should never, ever have been allowed in America. Am I correct in my assumption?

You will not find many “Criminals” who are members of the NRA, so your allegations are false.

Nra
 

Yes it may be a politically-motivated lawsuit but that doesn't make it wrong if you read the complaint and understand the history. It's just like when politicians take money and take money and take money and nothing happens. Just because other Charities get away with it doesn't mean you shouldn't Sue just one

The FBI complies all crime, including gun violence in all 50 states. Everyone has access to it, including the CDC. NRA has nothing to do with it. In law enforcement, it’s called UCR, Uniform Crime Report. It is turned in to the FBI and a report is released.

IMO anything man made is faulty, gets corrupt: United way, Goodwill, Red Cross, Planned parenthood... those are a few that pop to my mind.

Here's a thought: if someone or some people in an organization committed crimes, you indict them and bring them to trial. You don't try to dismantle an organization you don't like, which is what's going on here.

Would you dismantle the United States Congress if a congressman was engaged in fraud, spending campaign money on purely personal things? Using your logic, why wouldn't you? OK, maybe you wouldn't dissolve Congress. Perhaps you would just take away that district's congressional seat. After all, a single individual was engaged in criminal activity, so the baby needs to go out with the bath water, right?

No, a prosecutor would file charges against the individual(s) and bring them to trial. That's how things work in this country when there's no abuse of the system.

Was will renew
 

I was a member of the NRA for a few years and let it run out. I will now renew my membership as protecting the 2nd Amendment is critical to our survival! Without guns protection we would now still be bowing to the King of England. Without guns Lincolln
would have failed in over turning the abuse of African American, without guns we would be another state of Germany. I don't know of any person who is a thug and is rioting to overtake cities is a card carrying member of NRA and is in favor of supporting the 2nd Amendment as they are the ones who hope we cancel the 2nd Amendment. The ability to carry guns in order to protect our rights was a blessing from our founders. They knew what the heck they were doing. Ask yourself the question as to why anyone would want you to be unable of protecting your rights and property? :ho:

Does that mean that you don't have and are against pistols? They are semi-automatic.
Do you know the definition of semi-automatic?

Long overdue. Corrupt, corrupt, corrupt. The NRA needs to go. And before someone blasts me. Yes, we own firearms.

Without Google, you and the average person can't tell me what the "ar" stands for in AR15. There isn't a military or police officer that would go to fight with a AR15.. It's an inferior weapon to have in a real fire fight. And just about every pistol is a semi-automatic.