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New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday that her office will seek judicial approval to dissolve the National Rifle Association (NRA) following the results of an extensive fraud investigation into the organization. After conducting a multi-year investigation into the NRA’s finances, James said that four former and current officers – Executive Vice-President Wayne [...]

The National Rifle Association (NRA) filed a lawsuit on Monday in federal court in San Fransisco fighting a September 3 resolution the city passed which declared the lobby group a domestic terrorism organization. The San Fransisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed the resolution, urging the City and County of San Francisco to “take every reasonable [...]

The National Rifle Association (NRA) filed a complaint in federal court Wednesday against Ackerman McQueen (Ackerman), the longtime advertising agency for the association. The complaint alleges that over the past year Ackerman has breached their contract with the NRA, sharing confidential material with “hostile third parties.” The NRA further alleges that the leaks were intentional [...]

Giffords, a nonprofit started by former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, on Wednesday filed a complaint against Federal Election Commission (FEC) under 52 USC § 30109(a)(8)(A), seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to compel the FEC to act on Giffords’ four administrative complaints regarding the National Rifle Association (NRA). Over the past nine months, Giffords complained that NRA the [...]

Following Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s signing of four gun control laws on Tuesday, Pittsburgh residents filed a lawsuit with the help of the National Rifle Association (NRA) challenging the interpretation of “large capacity magazines” in one of the laws. The case in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas is styled Anderson v. City of Pittsburgh. The [...]

The Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday approved legislation regulating the use of assault weapons in the wake of the last year’s Tree of Life massacre that killed 11. In a 6-3 vote, the City Council passed a bill restricting the use of an assault weapon in a public place and would also ban armor-piercing ammunition and high-capacity magazines. [...]

Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin signed a new NRA-backed gun law Monday that allows for concealed carry of a handgun without a permit to anyone 21 and older. Kentucky law currently allows open carry without a permit, but a license and training to conceal in a bag or coat. Now Kentuckians will not need a permit [...]

Effective on Tuesday, Washington state increased the age limit for purchasing semiautomatic assault rifles from 18 to 21 years old. For individuals between the ages of 18 and 21 years old, the law allows the individuals to possess a semiautomatic assault rifle under certain conditions. This includes in the person’s house, business, or on real [...]

Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy signed a bill into law Thursday that bans bump stocks—devices added to guns so that they may fire like automatic rifles. The law will ban “the sale or transfer, possession, manufacturing, or use of bumps stocks or other accessories to increase the rate of fire of a firearm.” The legislation defines [...]

Federal judge Mark Walker for the US District Court of the Northern District of Florida denied the request by the National Rifle Association (NRA) on Sunday to use pseudonyms for teenagers involved in the legal challenge against new Florida gun laws. In March, the Florida legislature passed new restrictions to purchasing a firearm, including raising [...]