Protests erupt and a rally for gun reform all take place outside the NRA's first convention since the shooting at Parkland High School.
The civil lawsuit, expected to be filed in Manhattan Supreme Court on Thursday, also names as defendants longtime NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre and three other NRA executives – John Frazier, Woody Phillips and Joshua Powell – and seeks their removal from their current positions and prohibition from their future service on any other New York-based nonprofit board.
James wants to see the entire nearly 150-year-old organization, which is chartered in New York, “shuttering its doors.” The NRA has been a major force in Republican Party politics for decades and, more recently, has emerged as a key source of support for President Donald Trump. In the 2016 election, various arms of the NRA were responsible for directing more than $50 million into political campaigns, including $30 million to back then-candidate Trump, according the federal election data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics.
DebraMessing I still don't understand why fraud at such an egregious level has not been met with more criminal investigations.
Clinton foundation? Anyone?
Fuck the NRA, who holds a gun rally in the same town of a mass shooting immediately afterwards, disgusting.
So what ? Typical big bussiness.
Civil law, get her.
Then go after LaPierre! but instead, the corrupt AG tips her hand and reveals she is a Lawless Leftist ideologue seeking to dissolve the entire organization & disenfranchise millions of Americans!
Fuck, I'm surprised after how many school shootings? How many families right now are pushing to sue the living shit out of the NRA. I'm not even a gun member and haven't experienced a child going to school during this time. Sue the living shit out of them.
About time someone took them on.
This case will go on for ages, but it will certainly bleed off a lot of resources from an organization already hemorrhaging lots of money. In reality, even with attention giving the NRA a temporary $$$ boost, the NRA is in serious financial straits.
He'll probably get away with it. Perhaps looking into donations might open up a can of worms.
Well just sur the individuals why dismantle the NRA. Democrats committed crimes with their Russia conspiracy BS . Republicans should sue democrats and dismantle tgat party. . I don’t care I’d one is political and tge other none profit. They’re both criminals
Certain elements of the bureaucracy of America are on attack mode.
Good luck with that
From a pure legal perspective it makes more sense to go after him than the organization. DA basically accused him of fraud but is going after the org...
Got_It 👊🏻
Typical waste of taxpayer money and time...
Of course a democrat trying to close an organization that supports the GOP. It's all about politics.
She must have been bored... 🥱
Finally!!
Change is coming and it’s not gonna be easy.
Stupidest AG on the planet.
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Guys!!!! 2A is the one amendment that protects all other amendments. It is a responsibility as well as a right. If she can do this, then it is very likely that we can lose this amendment. And if that happens we can no longer protect and defend our family and freedom.
i would absolutely love to watch a wrecking ball smash NRA headquarters into a pile of rubble
The tyranny of leftist bureaucrats on full display. The only crime of which the NRA is guilty is being in opposition to leftist dogma.
But do nothing about The Clinton Foundation and crimes against children.
NY AG should look at NYC mayor's wife next
Good luck with that! Dems more stupid by the day!
🤣🤣🤣🤣 he can try.
Our government taking our America Rights away little by little and giving our rights that the American people have to the immigrants. What not fair about this
Let the revolution begin!!
NewYorkStateAG nytimes This is ridiculous. You can't push your communist gun control ideology onto the American people and break up one of the few organizations trying to help us. Stop bullying Americans. nra oathkeepers ThreePercenters
Same dumb dumbs that are wanting to dissolve police?
Change the name to NRO
Time to donate to the NRA
Politics.
Between her and Deblasio they are making NY even a bigger joke today
MiaLis79 It appears that the NRA is is as crooked an organization as the trump family !
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Wow.... with all the crime in NY, this is their focus. Pathetic!!!!
Yes! I really hope the Attorney General wins the case.
Oh, my! If the AG doesn't have a personal security detail, she'd better get one, and pronto!! The crazies WON'T take this lying down and nor will the NRA, with their legal team. Battle Royale! Sigh!
Sarah Brady in 1994 said, 'Our task of creating a SOCIALIST America can only succeed when those who would resist us have been totally; disarmed.”
Thank you. In recent years the NRA has been anything but a service organization.
What is wrong with the NRA!? Sounds like a personal or political attack if you listen to the tone of the Karen who is speaking. Like she has a personal vendetta against them.
Sarah Brady in 1994 said, “Our main agenda is to have all guns banned, of-course. We must use whatever means possible. It does not matter if you have to DISTORT facts or even LIE.'
I knew it wouldn’t be long before Trump’s supporters confused this filing with the 2nd Amendment. This has to do with a corrupt organization that’s taken your money, my money and anyone else’s money to fund their corrupt board of directors. My 2nd Amendment rights will not change
Yay!
the filing sounds exactly like a description of the NY AG's dept, except with far less corruption. However, the NY AG dept is headed by a barely average, un worthy AG who runs her dept like a 1930's German would.
Fuck em. They lost me as a member when they refused to stand up for law-abiding CCW holder Philando Castile, who was COMPLYING with the police and was shot anyway IN FRONT OF his 4-year-old daughter.
Good luck with that 🤣🤣🤣
Leftitia James who didn't manage to pass the NY Bar on first try (second too probably) is filing a lawsuit. Outcome predicted.
Thank you for your work in exposing this Not Remotely American fraud.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 NY violence is out of control and they are doing this🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Yall better wake up before you get robbed raped and murdered. Protect yourselves.
Lol
NEVER GONNA HAPPEN 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Like the NRA has never been sued before Try harder
Lol waste of time and state dollars.
Well give you the NRA if you’ll give us the ADL
Get those bastards 💪🏾
The Southern white man right now
She just re-elected realDonaldTrump
Donate today to the NRA
Yay
😂😂😂 They're trying to guarantee Trump's election
Who controls 'your office?'😂
MissLynneNYC Follow the money Foreign
So is Oliver North the star witness? He tried to get LaPierre thrown out at the last NRA convention.
(Unbiased) This is a waste of time. The NRA is never going away. They train members how to properly use firearms, the reason why people believe the 2nd Amendment is so sacred, and they have a heavy influence on voters. That makes them organized and powerful but not illegal..
Dissolve the lobby system! Make government work together without monetary influence from these groups!
Try BLM too.....
LOL omg nice try!!! Why don’t you go after every other organization Nothing New under the Sun🙄 ALL but ALL do the same thing
Here comes the crazy defenders of the NRA. In 5 4 3 2 ....
This moron thinks she’s Bill Barr! 😂🤣And until she looks into the Clinton Fountain ($400,000 million for Haiti BUT they built 4 houses) I’ll keep pointing & laughing at her!
Just another political move by a Dem. Politiician.
Wont win!
Nice gesture... But NOT going to happen. Keep swinging for the goal-posts.
Way to take taking rights away from we the people...
Not coming after my Guns!!
Now looks at the NY Mayor's and NY Governors expenses!!
Great news!
All this will ever accomplish is for an explosion in fire arm sales in the coming years of litigation...
Good good good good money that is spent on lawyers will be money that's not spent on Trump's re-election
What about Black Lives Matter?
P.O.S. YOU ARE .
This was a long time coming. We’ve known that the NRA was corrupt. I want to thank that reporter who asked about trump and Deutsche Bank. I guess this is a start...we’ll take it.
Zigmanfreud Democrats hate freedom of association and the 2nd Amendment.
Why dont we worry about the corruption in the judicial system first, and get something different with that, rather than something that doesnt affect millions of Americans lives in a negative way everyday. This is the stupidest shit I have ever seen. Theres a bigger problem 2 tend
👌👏👏👏👏👏👏👍 I pray for your success in ending this filthy dirty organization that has NOTHING to do with the 2nd Amendment but EVERYTHING to do with protecting gun manufacturers $$ profits$$, their BLOOD $$$. 💯% Behind this. 👍
Even if you love the NRA, this is an abuse of power & a massive betrayal to their members.
How bout we dissolve BLM 👍
If they would just stick to educating gun owners, and not lobby!
RichardGarriott Good luck with that. No ill will, but with how many congressman and senators they donate money to, it'll die in court.
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Conservatives still waiting on lawsuits against HillaryClinton BarackObama BillClinton IntelligenceInterference Pedophile Benghazi
I used to live in Montana, when I turned 13 and legal to get a hunting license we had to take a hunter education course that the NRA sponsored. That's before the NRA turned into a big business.
Good luck with that. NRA memberships are about to skyrocket.
Im pro gun and support this, the NRA has done nothing but bow down to gun control efforts. GOA GunOwners is no compromise, if GOA had the money the NRA has, the NFA would be repealed by now.
1st step to libs trying to disarm the American people. Come try to take my guns. I dare you.
NRA response 🤣🙃🖕
If the NRA is a charity did they ever donate any money to the victims of gun violence? Especially to the families of the children who were murdered in school shootings?
Even though this is over due it was unexpected.
This creature is an insignificant gnat looking to make high marks on the wall & gain instant fame by trying to take down the NRA. 🤓😆
You have to give leftists props for pretending that they were not expecting a Trump indictment from NY AG Letitia James.
iammix24 Come get them, I dare you...
NYGovCuomo literally murdered over 6,000 people in NY, but James is all about going after the NRA because her puppet master, Soros, told her to. WakeUpAmerica
Political dreck in an election year
MiaMBloom Elections have consequences! 👏👏👏 more progressive AGs is a huge part of healing the nation. ✊🏼🇺🇸✊🏼
Delusional.
Thank you, God 🙏 Thank you, New York.
Next do Planned Parenthood Karen!
No organization is above the law.” BLM & AntifaDomesticTerrorists are rioting in the streets with the support of the city and state government. But, do carry on with your babbling.
That’s not gonna happen.
If they were doing fraudulent actions, then I’ll support it. One thing is our second amendment, and another is to take it as an advantage to raise money to “HAVE THE LIFE”.
NEVER! Pure evil you are!!!!
This outta be interesting 🤔
Can a NY State AG dissolve an organization that is not based in NY? I'm not trolling, I am really curious if that's something she has the power to do.
Good luck with that
This Women Is Crazy NRAStrong
Realy k anyways yah suck people in food line evictions is not a good enough story only all the haves matter but the have not don’t k
I want to see what ya got on Sally Yates saying Comey went rogue... Ya got anything ? Something ? Still the laughing stock of news providers, huh ?
All fine and dandy but what about personal responsibility and charges against individuals?
This is a joke
Bwaaahahaha. Good luck.
Oh...she just trolled Trump and his gang of criminals...'no one is above the law'.
Dog and pony show.
Hmm, sounds politically motivated to me. If it’s not, you would have shut down Planned Parenthood long ago....
dumb, people can have organizations
NRA was here before her n will still be here after she’s gone.
VOT REPUBLICAN!
DCBlossomz
Maria Butina says hello.
This lawsuit will go away after November 3, 2020
The NRA proves 2 things: There's (at least) one born every minute; and the more passionate people feel about an issue, the easier it is to bilk them out of their money.
Yassss!!
Letitia James is a busy woman these days. As if attempting to topple the intouchable Trump wasn't enough, now she's going after the NRA. What's next, entire Republican party? It's a modern-day David and Goliath story.
Well I’m guessing this is going to wake up some Americans. And have them even more pissed off. Good job.
Seriously? I now know what to call an angry black woman who is unhinged: Letitia
They are a hate group in disguise, with too much control in our government! And NO it will not affect your 2nd amendment rights, as your republican leaders are going to tell you.
Putin has controlled the NRS for years.
OK, do the AFL-CIO next. Are you kidding me? This kind of stuff happens all the time. Charge them - fine - but this grandstanding is embarrassing.
Trump is the fascist?
Fraud and self dealing at the NRA?...THEY should merge with the Trump organization, match made in hell😂😂😂
Drain the swamp!
Won’t happen, but it’s cute to watch them try.
Wow. If that could happen, the USA would be on the road to being the best country
Which will do nothing but piss off real Americans. Political grandstanding by AG's ought to be against the law.
Bravo! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 now let’s show the infusion of cash from Putin! Ding ding ding ding! AckermanMcqueen
Will they be arrested?
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