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BumRushDaShow

(165,753 posts)
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 06:06 AM Tuesday

The National Rifle Association is suing its own charitable arm

Source: NBC News

Jan. 5, 2026, 7:14 PM EST


The National Rifle Association filed a lawsuit Monday against its charitable arm, the NRA Foundation, claiming trademark infringement and unfair competition.

The NRA alleged that about $160 million the foundation raised alongside the NRA was misused in violation of “the law of charitable trusts.”

In the federal court filing, the NRA says it sued with the goal of stopping the foundation from “passing itself off to donors and the public as the NRA or an authorized NRA affiliate and misappropriating the many millions of dollars that NRA supporters contributed.”

“The Foundation has been seized by a disgruntled faction of former NRA directors who lost control of the NRA’s Board following revelations of financial improprieties, mismanagement, and breaches of fiduciary duty and member trust,” attorneys for the NRA wrote, adding that the faction seeks to reclaim power through the foundation after having been “booted out of power by the NRA’s members.”

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/national-rifle-association-sues-nra-foundation-federal-court-rcna252465



Link to SUIT (PDF viewer) - https://www.bloomberglaw.com/public/desktop/document/NATIONALRIFLEASSOCIATIONOFAMERICAvNRAFOUNDATIONDocketNo126cv00015?doc_id=X4OHBODG7I28O996VJ3VLM8HI24
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The National Rifle Association is suing its own charitable arm (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Tuesday OP
Dang, a literal circular firing squad. tanyev Tuesday #1
All at once! Linda ladeewolf Tuesday #2
LOL, boy, the Onion is really great.... oh. n/t malthaussen Tuesday #3
Interesting. snot Tuesday #4
haven't heard much at all about the NRA of late somsai Tuesday #5

snot

(11,506 posts)
4. Interesting.
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 07:13 PM
Tuesday

A lot of nonprofit boards seem to have been taken over by conservatives during the last few decades. Of course, the NRA was conservative to begin with; but I believe some take-overs have been motivated at least partly by greed as well as by conservative ideology, because sociopaths spotted their pots of money.

somsai

(215 posts)
5. haven't heard much at all about the NRA of late
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 07:59 PM
Tuesday

I think the non profit side does things like certifies ranges, instructors etc. Gun issue not in the news much.

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