Lawsuit filed to dissolve NRA

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It is something I will be following with interest. Perhaps the writ will be mightier than the rifle.

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Now here's one brave lady:

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced she will attempt to dissolve the National Rifle Association, accusing its senior leadership of violating laws governing non-profit groups, using millions from the organization's reserves for personal use and tax fraud.

While the legal confrontation could take years to play out, it constitutes yet another deep blow to an organization whose legendary political clout has been diminished by infighting and financial distress.

The suit was swiftly followed by two others: The NRA struck back with a federal lawsuit against the office of the attorney general, Letitia James, claiming her action was politically motivated and violated the organization's First Amendment rights; and the attorney general of Washington, DC, filed suit against the NRA and its charitable foundation, alleging that the NRA misused millions of dollars of the foundation's funds.

Ms James — who has special jurisdiction over the NRA because it was chartered as a nonprofit in New York 148 years ago — also sued four current or former NRA leaders, seeking tens of millions of dollars in restitution.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/06/us/ny-nra-lawsuit-letitia-james.html