NRA sued - NY AG asks them to be dissolved

[Parkbandit]

NRA is a charity? I thought it was more of a membership club.

[Orthin]

NRA is a charity? I thought it was more of a membership club.

Sorry mis spoke they are a non-profit not a non-profit charity my fault.

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

What is going to happen to my lifetime membership?

[Ashlander]

What is going to happen to my lifetime membership?

NRA is coming to end your life.

[Stanley Burrell]

Is the dude that that super liberal guy berated in the movie or whatever still head of the NRA? Really tired here.

^ Greatest post ever.

[drauz]

So, wait, what is the problem exactly? His pay was too generous? That's suddenly a crime worthy of dissolving the entire organization? Because shit if true we will need to get rid of like 90% of charities.

Yes, he is using a non-profit like his personal piggy bank. If other charities are doing that then yes they should be shut down as well.

[drauz]

The National Rifle Association is indeed a tax-exempt nonprofit organization. To be specific, it has 501(c)(4) status, meaning it is regarded as a “social welfare organization” by the Internal Revenue Service:

A 501(c)(4) organization like the NRA is allowed to engage in political lobbying and advocacy, but this cannot be its main activity, and it must be related to the group’s primary mission and the issue upon which its tax exemption is based, according to the IRS. Social welfare organizations may also get involved in political campaigns and elections, provided their involvement is related to the group’s mission, and again, only if this does not constitute their primary activity.

Critics of the NRA have claimed that the organization’s tax exemption should be taken away, because, roughly speaking, the NRA spends less time and money providing a genuine service to the public at large than it does on political lobbying, and because the NRA’s activities benefit the private gun industry.



The NRA Foundation, is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization "designed to promote firearms and hunting safety, to enhance marksmanship skills of those participating in the shooting sports

[Gelston]

The NRA has been shit for years. That is why I joined GOA instead.

[Tgo01]

Yes, he is using a non-profit like his personal piggy bank. If other charities are doing that then yes they should be shut down as well.

Yeah if he's illegally stealing money from the organization then fuck him. Just sounded like the problem was he was getting paid too much. Like that's a personal opinion, I don't think it's a crime.

[Candor]

A link for anyone wants to read the NRA's response to the lawsuit:

https://www.nralegalfacts.org/