During the 2019 session of the New Mexico Legislature, anti-gun Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and state lawmakers who were elected with the support of New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg rammed legislation through which criminalized the private sale of firearms, over the strong objections of law-abiding citizens and law enforcement.  Opponents warned that the measure would be intrusive, ineffective

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The lawsuit against the National Rifle Association (NRA) has all the earmarks of political persecution ahead of the 2020 elections, US observers say, explaining how the New York attorney general is using the entity’s financial mismanagement issue to shut it down. Last Thursday, New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against the National

Let’s put at 2.5 the early over- under on how many points the New York attorney general has handed Donald Trump. That’s not many, but it might be plenty to make the fateful difference Nov. 3, considering that the presidential race again could come down to a fraction of a point in three or four

Those who are opposed to the New York attorney general’s lawsuit against the National Rifle Association seem to believe that this lawsuit has to do with the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. This is absolutely devoid of truth. The lawsuit has nothing to do with changing or abolishing the Second Amendment. The attorney general

Buried in the news of the first US Senate debate over the weekend, was another piece of big news: the National Rifle Association (NRA) gave liberal Gov. Steve Bullock (D-MT) an “F” rating. Back in May, we shared the news that Montana’s Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) earned an “A+” rating from the NRA. Both Bullock

In 2016 the powerful National Rifle Association (NRA), a registered charity that promotes gun rights, spent $30 million helping elect Donald Trump, and close to $70 million on ads and voter mobilisation drives. Now his re-election campaign will probably have to look elsewhere as the US’s wealthiest lobbying organisation, already facing a major financial crisis

Saturday on Fox News Channel’s “Justice,” House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) decried the civil lawsuit filed by New York State Attorney General Letitia James against the National Rifle Association (NRA). “[I] mean, this lady – – the Attorney General in New York has been trying to shut the NRA down since she came into

The Texas attorney general offered the National Rifle Association a big Lone Star State “howdy” days after New York sued to dissolve the Second Amendment stalwart, saying “we care about what the founders put in the Constitution.” “I can tell you one thing in Texas that we care about, and I think we will always

From the outset of Saturday night’s Greater Montana Foundation/Montana Broadcasters Association U.S. Senate debate between incumbent Republican Steve Daines and his Democratic challenger Governor Steve Bullock, two themes emerged. First, Daines again and again tied Bullock to Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Shumer, and even former President Barack Obama, in an attempt to portray him

August 8, 2020 – 1:33pm Assemblyman Steve Hawley is denouncing the recently revealed efforts of New York State Attorney General Leticia James, who is seeking to dissolve the National Rifle Association (NRA) in a lawsuit that points fingers at the leadership for not following nonprofit guidelines. Hawley calls the move a “callous and politically charged

Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images New York Attorney General Letitia James may be able to do what no politician before her has been able to accomplish – take down the National Rifle Association.  Her lawsuit alleging self-dealing and misconduct could, if successful, dissolve the entire organization. While the suit is civil in nature, it reads

The attorney general of New York has sued to seek the dissolution of the National Rifle Association, alleging fraud and abuse in the way the NRA’s chief executive and other officials ran the operation. Yet even liberals who oppose the NRA’s mission should take a deep breath and ask: Do we really want an elected

Republican lawmakers are calling a lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday against the National Rifle Association an attack on gun ownership while ignoring the charges of “fraud and abuse” contained in the filing. House Minority Whip Steve Scalise tweeted in response to the suit: “Violent crime is skyrocketing in NYC.

Hours after the National Rifle Association was hit by a lawsuit from New York’s attorney general on Thursday seeking to have the gun lobby dissolved over allegations that millions of dollars were diverted to pay for the lavish lifestyles of its leaders, the NRA’s CEO, Wayne LaPierre, hit back. In typically pugnacious fashion, LaPierre issued

Hours after the National Rifle Association was hit by a lawsuit from New York’s attorney general on Thursday seeking to have the gun lobby dissolved over allegations that millions of dollars were diverted to pay for the lavish lifestyles of its leaders, the NRA’s CEO, Wayne LaPierre, hit back. In typically pugnacious fashion, LaPierre issued

Jason Lindsay — Photo: Todd Franson “Dissolving the corrupt, dangerous, and extremist NRA organization will end an illegal scheme led by the NRA leadership to enrich themselves and push an agenda that leads to the deaths of nearly 40,000 Americans each year,” said Jason Lindsay, CEO of the Pride Fund to End Gun Violence, in

New York’s civil lawsuit against the National Rifle Association (NRA) is a “political stunt” that will “backfire” on Democrats and the broader left in the presidential election, said Mark W. Smith, a lawyer and author, whose latest book is First They Came for the Gun Owners: The Campaign to Disarm You and Take Your Freedoms. New

(The Center Square) — New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit Thursday that seeks to have the National Rifle Association dissolved, saying the gun rights organization has been engaging in “illegal conduct” by funneling charitable donations to its leaders. James accuses longtime NRA leader Wayne LaPierre and a number of other executives at

August 7, 2020 1:01 PM Bill Wineke, Special to Channel3000 Posted: August 7, 2020 1:01 PM From NRA via CNN MADISON, Wis. — The State of New York now wants the National Rifle Association disbanded because its top leadership consists of a bunch of crooks. The state’s attorney general says NRA head Wayne LePierre and

OPINION NRA still has 1st Amendment rights The attorney general of New York has sued to seek the dissolution of the National Rifle Association, alleging fraud and abuse in the way the NRA’s chief executive and other officials ran the operation. Given that the NRA has played such a powerfully destructive role in U.S.

Florida National Rifle Association lobbyist Marion Hammer. | Phil Sears/AP Photo TALLAHASSEE — Marion Hammer, one of Tallahassee’s most well-known lobbyists, received payments from the National Rifle Association under contracts that were improperly handled, according to a civil lawsuit filed Thursday by New York Attorney General Letitia James. James is seeking to dissolve the gun

For nearly three decades, Wayne LaPierre has been the face of the National Rifle Association, burnishing the organization’s influence and power in Washington, taking a defiant stance against gun control advocates in the wake of mass shootings and once famously declaring, “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good

  The New York Attorney General has filed a lawsuit to dissolve the National Rifle Association over allegations of financial misconduct.America’s most powerful pro-gun organisation has been accused by Letitia James of siphoning millions of dollars from its charitable mission for personal use by senior figures, reports Sky News.“The NRA’s influence has been so

Updated at 3:40 p.m. with LaPierre comments. WASHINGTON — With New York trying to dissolve the NRA over allegations of persistent corruption, President Donald Trump suggested a friendlier home base Thursday: Texas, where some top Republicans shrugged aside the accusations and rolled out a welcome mat for the powerful gun lobby. “The NRA should move

Donald Trump has claimed his opponent in the upcoming US election, former vice president Joe Biden, is “against God” and will “hurt the Bible” if he wins in November. The President visited the key swing state Ohio today, and spoke to a crowd of supporters at Cleveland Airport. “(Biden is) following the radical left agenda

New York Attorney General Letitia James’ announcement of a lawsuit to dissolve the National Rifle Association (NRA) reeks of selective prosecution that is being weaponized politically, according to legal expert Alan Dershowitz on Newsmax TV. “I’ve never heard of a case where an attorney general’s tried to dissolve a first amendment – and in this case First and

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit Thursday in which she called for the dissolution of the National Rifle Association (NRA). The Washington Post reported that James also called for Wayne LaPierre to be removed from his leadership position. James wants LaPierre and three other individuals to repay funds to NRA members, which she

The National Rifle Association (NRA) CEO Wayne LaPierre said the gun rights group is ready for the fight following the announcement of a lawsuit from the New York attorney general seeking to dissolve it. In his first statement on the lawsuit on Thursday, LaPierre called New York Attorney General Letitia James’s (D) actions “an affront

New York Attorney General Letitia James’ move to sue the NRA has “political timing,” Fox News host Sean Hannity said on Thursday, calling out an overarching agenda of the “radical left” that makes the upcoming election a “tipping point.” “It just adds to what is the broader, bigger choice in this election. In [the book] “Live Free