New York Sues NRA — Seeks to “Dissolve” the Organization
The state of New York, through NY Atty. General Letitia James, has filed suit against the NRA attacking actions by its leadership, claiming that funds were spent improperly. The purpose of the suit, said James, is “to dissolve the organization in its entirety”. This lawsuit originates from New York because the NRA is a New York-chartered organization. In a coordinated legal action, likewise motivated by partisan politics, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine brought suit against the NRA Foundation, claiming the Foundation gave money to the NRA without proper oversight.
About the New York Lawsuit: The NY suit claims NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre, Wilson “Woody” Phillips (former NRA treasurer/CFO), Joshua Powell (former chief of staff) and John Frazer (corporate secretary/general counsel) diverted tens of millions of dollars for their personal benefit and enrichment. NY alleges that the “The NRA was serving as a personal piggy bank” for these four men.
About the DC Lawsuit: “Key to the D.C. complaint are a pair of $5 million loans in 2017 and 2018 from the Foundation to the Association. In addition to those loans, the suit alleges the Foundation paid millions in fees to the NRA with no oversight, essentially placing the NRA’s interests above its own. That is a violation of the Foundation’s articles of incorporation.” Source: The Shooting Wire, 8/7/2020.
The NRA Responds — And Files Suit for First Amendment Violations
LaPierre stated that the action by New York is “an unconstitutional, premeditated attack aiming to dismantle and destroy the NRA”. Immediately the NRA began to fight back, filing a countersuit on 8/6/2020 stated that the NY AG’s lawsuit has violated the NRA’s First Amendment rights. NRA President Carolyn Meadows called the NY lawsuit a “baseless, premeditated attack on our organization and the Second Amendment freedoms it fights to defend”.
Lawsuits filed against the NRA will be the major issue at the NRA Annual Meeting next month.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation issued a statement condemning the NY Atty. General’s politically-motivated scheme to dissolve the NRA:
“NSSF, the trade association for the firearm industry, is troubled by the politically-driven decision of New York Attorney General Letitia James to seek to dissolve the National Rifle Association, America’s oldest civil rights organization.
The lawsuit filed today by Attorney General James seeks to punish the over five million members of the National Rifle Association based on mere allegations of possible wrongdoing by a few individuals.
NSSF is deeply concerned about the apparent political agenda to silence the strongest voice in support of the Second Amendment ahead of the election in November.
This lawsuit, and one filed today by the District of Columbia Attorney General, should concern all Americans who cherish both the First and Second Amendments to our Constitution regardless of their views on what laws and regulations are appropriate to address the criminal misuse of firearms.”
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Can you confirm that a Members Meeting of the NRA will actually happen 5 September in Springfield Missouri?
There is some doubt based among other things on reports from the local Convention and Visitors Bureau that the meeting will NOT happen on 5 September.
If they indeed embezzled millions, they should go to jail, and if the organization is so infested with corruption, then dissolve it! There are plenty of smaller, more effective groups supporting 2A and shooting sports.
I’ve been a life member for over 30 years and I know this will sound bad, but this is fantastic. The NRA has been hijacked from within and the BOD & president don’t have the power to fix the problem.
I’m a Life member of SAF and my own state gun rights org., and I hope that this will remove the bad actors since the membership have been unable to succeed in that.
This is clearly a timed political attack by a Soros financed attorney general trying to stop the NRA’s efforts to elect and reelect pro freedom candidates and officer holders across the country.The NRA is nothing if it is not the worlds leading human rights organization.
Does it need management tweaks? Sure, every group does, but that’s not her motivation, it’s all about dividing and conquering the NRA membership.
I am deeply saddened but I saw this coming at least 15 years ago. Wayne has to go including his cohorts.I heard the news and joined GOA minutes later.I dont know how she can disband us with 5 million members plus. Lets have an emergency board meeting and let Collion Noir take the helm.
Wayne is in the same league of strangeness as the leader of the scientologists.
The NRA has never been truly democratic and seems to dislike the Democratic party which is an insult to many members of the NRA. Time to change it root and branch.
“Dear NRA Board candidate:
The Meeting Site Selection Committee met on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, for the purpose of deciding upon the date and location of the rescheduled 2020 Annual Meeting of Members. The Committee unanimously voted to hold the 2020 Annual Meeting of Members on Saturday, October 24, 2020, starting at 9:00 a.m. local time, in the Kiva Ballroom of the Loews Ventana Canyon Hotel in Tucson, Arizona.
Official notice of the meeting will be published in the NRA magazines and on NRA websites.
Balloting for the 76th Director seat will be held in conjunction with the meeting. Further information about the voting location and hours will follow separately in the near future.
We appreciate your patience throughout this challenging process.
Sincerely,
John”