The National Rifle Association faces its worst nightmare: accountability

[Nevilledog]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/08/07/nra-national-rifle-association-new-york-lawsuit-letitia-james-column/3312972001/

On Thursday, New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against the National Rifle Association for breaking New York charities law — the result of an investigation into the NRA’s finances that began in April 2019. The complaint seeks dissolution, meaning that if the NRA is found guilty, it could be disbanded by the state of New York.

You don’t have to be a lawyer to see how the NRA got into this mess. Even casual observers have watched it morph from a safety-focused, non-profit into a front group for gun manufacturers and a personal piggy bank for its leadership.

Since 2018, NRA executive pay has skyrocketed, money has flowed to supposedly ‘unpaid’ board members, and CEO Wayne LaPierre has reportedly used member dues to pay for millions of dollars’ worth of Italian suits and private jet trips. Meanwhile, in 2018 less than 10% of NRA funds were spent on the NRA’s supposed “core functions” of gun safety, education, and training — leaving little wonder why AG James decided the NRA ran afoul of the law.

NRA misusing funds

As it turns out, you can only buy so many Italian suits from Zegna in Beverly Hills with organizational money before the organization stops being a nonprofit and starts being a slush fund.

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[soothsayer]

1. They should go after its Russian infiltration too

And perhaps they will

[NCjack]

2. iCheatEm-#45 suggested to iCheatEm-NRA#1 that he move the NRA to Texas to solve

the problem of the unfriendly state AG. That may not work, as Texas is moving blue. The NRA will probably go straight to the bottom -- Alabama.

[keithbvadu2]

3. It's pretty bad when Ollie North becomes your relative standard of ethics and integrity.

It's pretty bad when Ollie North becomes your relative standard of ethics and integrity.