New York attorney general seeks to dissolve National Rifle Association


  • World
  • Friday, 07 Aug 2020

NEW YORK, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday filed a lawsuit seeking to dissolve the National Rifle Association (NRA) following an 18-month investigation that found evidence the powerful gun rights group is "fraught with fraud and abuse."

The lawsuit filed in New York state court alleges the NRA and four of its top executives mismanaged funds and violated state and federal laws, resulting in the loss of more than 64 million U.S. dollars for the organization over a three-year period.

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