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Attorney General James Files Lawsuit to Dissolve NRA

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Attorney General James Files Lawsuit to Dissolve NRA
Attorney General James Files Lawsuit to Dissolve NRA
Attorney General James Files Lawsuit to Dissolve NRA

GOOD EVENING,THANKS FOR JOINIUS.

I'M ASHLEY ROWE.FUNNELING MONEY...FANCY TRIPS...AND MILLION DOLLPAY-OFFS.JUST TWO OF THEREASONS BEHIND THENEW YORK ATTORNEYGENERAL'S MOVE TODISSOLVE THENATIONAL RIFLEASSOCIATION.THE NON-PROFITORGANIZATION WASFOUNDED BACK IN 18-71 AS A GOVERNINGBODY FOR THE SPOOF SHOOTING WITHRIFLES AND PISTOLS.BY THE EARLY 21STCENTURY IT CLAIMEDMEMBERSHIP OFNEARLY FIVE MILLIONTARGET SHOOTERS,HUNTERS, GUNCOLLECTORS,GUNSMITHS, POLICE,AND OTHER GUNENTHUSIASTS.THE A-G CLAIMING THEGROUP'S LEADERSHAVE SPENT CASHRESERVES ONPERSONAL ITEMS...AND VIOLATED TAXLAWS BY FALSELYCLAIMING NON-PROFISTATUS.THE GROUP, LOSTMORE THAN 63MILLION DOLLARS INTHREE YEARS.AND NOW, ASMADISON CARTEREXPLAINS...LETITIAJAMES IS TAKINGACTION TO END IT.NO ONE IS ABOVE THELAW, NOT EVEN THENRA ONE OF THE MOSTPOWERFULORGANIZATIONSTHIS COUNTRY.NEW YORK ATTORNEYGENERAL LETITIAJAMESACKNOWLEDGED THEPOWER OF THEORGANIZATION SHEFILED SUIT AGAINST INA BROAD NEWSCONFERENCE THISMORNING.SHE NAMES THE N-R-AAND FOUR MEMBERSSPECIFICALLY: THEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,FORMER TREASURERAND CFO, FORMERCHIEF OF STAFF, ANDTHE ORGANIZATION'SSECRETARY.THE ORGANIZATIWENT UNCHECKED FORDECADES WHILE TOPEXECUTIVESFUNNELED MILLIONSINTO THEIR OWNPOCKETJAMES IS CALLING FORFOUR ACTIONS IN THECIVIL SUIT-RESTITUTION ANDPENALTIES-REMOVAL OFLEADERSHIP-BARRING OF THEDEFENDANTS FROMHOLDING POSITIONSON NON-PROFITBOARDS IN THE STATE-AND DISSOLUTION OFTHE ENTIREORGANIZATION.

SHESAYS THIS IS ANECESSARY STEP.BECAUSE THE WAS SOBROAD, AND BECAUSEOF THE LEVEL OFWASTE AND BECAUSETHEY HAVE BASICALLYDESTROYED ALL OFTHE ASSETS OF THECORPORATION.WHILE THE N-R-AOPERATES OUT OFNORTHERN VIRGINIA ITHAS BEENREGISTERED AS ANONPROFIT IN NEWYORK SINCE IT WASFOUNDED IN THE 19THCENTURY GIVING THENEW YORK A-GJURISDICTION OVERTHIS INVESTIGATION.SHE SAYS THE MOVEIS NOT POLITICALMOTIVATED.THIS WAS ANINVESTIGATION THATSTARTED IN 2019 UNTILTHIS DAY IT'S BASEDON THE FACTS.

WEFOLLOWED THE FACTSAND THE LAW.BUT THE N-R-ABUCKED AGAINST THATIN THEIR RESPONSETO HER SUIT SAYINGIN PART:THIS INVESTIGATIONWAS GOING TO REACHITS CRESCENDO ASWE MOVE INTO THE2020 ELECTIONCYCLE...IT'S ATRANSPARENTATTEMPT TO SCOREPOLITICAL POINTS ANDATTACK THE LEADINGVOICE IN OPPOSITIONTO THE LEFTISTAGENDAIT WENT ON TO SAYWE WILL NOT SHRINKFROM THIS FIGHT --WE WILL CONFRONT ITAND PREVAIL.PRESIDENT TRUMP ISALSO WEIGHING IN ONTWITTER..

TWEETING"JUST LIKE RADICALLEFT NEW YORK ISTRYING TO DESTROYTHE N-R-A, IF BIDENBECOMES PRESIDENTYOUR GREAT SECONDAMENDMENT DOESN'THAVE A CHANCE."THE A-G'S OFFICE CANONLY HANDLE CIVILCHARGES WHEN ITCOMES TONONPROFITS BUTSAYS IF CRIMINALMATTERS AREUNCOVERED, THEY'DBE REFERRED TO THETHE MANHATTAN D-A'SOFFICE.

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