New York seeks to dissolve NRA over financial mismanagement
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DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe state of New York sued the National Rifle Association and its leader Wayne LaPierre Thursday for financial fraud and misconduct, aiming to dissolve the powerful US conservative lobby. State Attorney General Letitia James said LaPierre and three other top NRA officials used the dues and donations of members for years as their “personal piggy […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-york-seeks-to-dissolve-nra-over-financial-mismanagement-76144/
Supreme Court Urged to Take Up San Francisco Gun Control Case
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DefenceTalkFirearms Policy Coalition and a dozen other civil rights groups ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on an NRA-backed lawsuit. The Firearms Policy Coalition and 12 other state and national civil rights organizations filed a brief in the United States Supreme Court today for a lawsuit challenging a San Francisco gun control ordinance. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/supreme-court-urged-to-take-up-san-francisco-gun-control-case-62199/
US gun lobby sees media as enemy
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DefenceTalkThe head of the powerful US gun lobby railed against American media Thursday, saying it was biased and lying about the heated debate on regulating weapons. “One of America’s greatest threats is the national news media that fails to provide a level playing field for the truth,” NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre told an […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-gun-lobby-sees-media-as-enemy-58989/