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PostPosted: 01/15/21 5:23 pm • # 1 
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Who says there's no such thing as good news?

National Rifle Association Files Bankruptcy, Citing New York Politics


https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles ... y-politics


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PostPosted: 01/15/21 5:49 pm • # 2 
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Hopefully, criminal charges will follow if there was fraud, money laundering, etc.


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PostPosted: 05/12/21 4:52 am • # 3 
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And good news ....

NRA bankruptcy filing blocked by Texas judge, forcing group to face New York AG's lawsuit
The judge found that the filing was aimed at gaining "an unfair litigation advantage" to defend a lawsuit that the group said poses an "existential threat."

Dareh Gregorian

A federal judge in Dallas on Tuesday dismissed the National Rifle Association's bid to seek bankruptcy protection and reorganize in Texas, finding that the petition was filed to gain an "unfair litigation advantage" in a lawsuit brought by the New York attorney general's office.

New York Attorney General Letitia James sued the NRA last year seeking to dissolve the gun rights advocacy group and accusing top executives of "years of illegal self-dealings" that funded a "lavish lifestyle." The NRA has called the suit an "unhinged and political attack."

"The question the Court is faced with is whether the existential threat facing the NRA is the type of threat that the Bankruptcy Code is meant to protect against. The Court believes it is not," U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Harlin Hale wrote in a 38-page decision.

The NRA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January at the direction of its CEO, Wayne LaPierre — unbeknownst to some members of the organization's board of directors and other top officials.

"What concerns the Court most though is the surreptitious manner in which Mr. LaPierre obtained and exercised authority to file bankruptcy for the NRA. Excluding so many people from ...

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politi ... w-n1267035


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PostPosted: 05/12/21 8:30 am • # 4 
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Sounds like embezzlement to me.


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PostPosted: 05/14/21 12:09 pm • # 5 
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Fleeing and eluding averted.


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PostPosted: 10/06/21 9:03 am • # 6 
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And the good news just keeps on coming

https://www.rawstory.com/nra-contributi ... campaigns/

A federal judge in Washington told the Federal Election Commission to do its job and decide whether to investigate accusations that gun lovers secretly gave Republican leaders millions of dollars.

Judge Emmet Sullivan told the FEC in a one-page ruling on Sept. 30 to make the determination within 30 days.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap ... 7.71.0.pdf

ah yeah....been a while since NRA got a public drubbing !!


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PostPosted: 06/12/22 1:21 pm • # 7 
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VICTORIOUS: NY AG Letitia James wins another round against the NRA

https://occupydemocrats.com/2022/06/11/ ... the-nra-1/


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PostPosted: 06/14/22 7:18 am • # 8 
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From CBS

New York's lawsuit against NRA can move forward, judge rules

The New York attorney general's lawsuit against the National Rifle Association is no mere "witch hunt," a New York judge ruled Friday in dismissing the gun rights advocacy group's claims that the case is a political vendetta.

Manhattan Judge Joel M. Cohen's decision means the nearly 2-year-long legal fight can continue.

The ruling comes after ...

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/ne ... g-forward/


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PostPosted: 10/05/22 6:12 am • # 9 
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And another loss for the NRA ....

SHOT DOWN: NY AG Letitia James wins duel with NRA, whose motion to dismiss lawsuit is tossed

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New York Attorney General Letitia James wins again—this time against the domestic terrorist organization and mass shooting enabler, the National Rifle Association.

On Friday, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Joel Cohen threw out the gun lobby’s motion to dismiss the AG’s lawsuit alleging ...

https://washingtonpress.com/2022/10/04/ ... is-tossed/


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