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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo, Leticia James is coming down hard on the NRA, and please note...
Civil charges are easier to prove than criminal ones, so she's got them by the short hairs.
Civil charges also allow her to call for dissolving the entire organization, which she did.
She's been known to look into Trump's "charities", so this should have him shitting in his pants more than usual.
Walleye
(30,724 posts)I was actually waiting for that connection
C_U_L8R
(44,897 posts)Look out, Trumps. Justice will be served.
Walleye
(30,724 posts)MFGsunny
(2,356 posts)Response to TreasonousBastard (Original post)
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2naSalit
(86,061 posts)Is a tentacle in the cabal and leads back to russian money laundering which Conspirator #1. Bad day for bunkerboi again!
hlthe2b
(101,730 posts)likely helped fuel this investigation. In this, he might finally have done one thing slightly redemptive.
AZ8theist
(5,339 posts)Zoonart
(11,750 posts)Russian money into the tRump campaign. All roads lead to Russia.
leftieNanner
(14,998 posts)Oh, this is gonna get interesting.
Mr.Bill
(24,104 posts)of most of the republican elected officials in the country.
monmouth4
(9,664 posts)Thunderbeast
(3,383 posts)If the suit is successful in recovering damages, and the organization is dissolved....who gets the restitution payments?
The member in Alabama with a thirty year old pickup with stickers and a gun rack?
The gun manufacturing industry?
The estate of Charlton Heston?
The Russian mobsters who laundered their Republican/Trump campaign contributions?
Who are the victims here? How do they "make it right" in the settlement?
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)their money back.
I suspect most of it would end up going to the state.
Thunderbeast
(3,383 posts)will be the beneficiary of any recovered assets.
MichMan
(11,790 posts)based on executives embezzling money? Couldn't the NRA argue that they were victims of the theft and demand restitution ?
Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)I had heard and seen enough already.....
If they weren't crooked AF, I'll apologize for thinking it?
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)usaf-vet
(6,094 posts)Clawback every penny NY can find.
Do whatever it takes to take away the lobbying power and money laundering abilities and make them non-partisan if possible.
Without the tax exemption, they will not have millions floating around to buy political influence.
I am a gun owner and a former NRA member. Quit my membership with the first mass school shooting.
And finally, to the best of my knowledge and Goggles searching resources, NO one has ever come after my guns or anyone else's guns. EXCEPT the Bush administration allowed Blackwater operatives (hired by Bush) to take away guns (confiscate) during the Katrina hurricane episode. Reports suggest the some of those guns were never returned to lawful gun owners.
The Mouth
(3,123 posts)I piss down the throat of those Nazis.
Long ago, they were a great safety and training organization; then they turned into the lobbying and PR arm of the firearms industry.
I'm still of the opinion that the only good robber, rapist, carjacker, or unidentified fascist in riot gear is one rapidly assuming ambient temperature from a gaping chest wound, but I don't need to put a cent into the pockets of those assholes.
Traildogbob
(8,584 posts)You know RNC will start screaming the Black woman is coming for your guns. Then when Biden picks a Black Female running mate, they will say, another powerful Black woman will come for your guns and unite with the AG. Sounds stupid but that is what fires up a stupid base. All they ever here is guns, God, Gays, evil blacks, browns, Jews, socialism, and own the libs. Thats it. Campaign messaging Is so damn easy. By days end, coming for your guns all over Fox, Rusty Limpballs, Alice Jones and trump Twitter. All trumps. Anarchist Blacks are destroying the cities and Now coming for guns. Re-elect Trump to save guns and Black take over.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)To do this before an election is idiocy.
Traildogbob
(8,584 posts)How would have hurt to wait until after election. They are not stealing from me, just gun nuts. I am more concerned with Trump et. al stealing my taxes right now.
It has been 4 months now since I turn in my taxes. Still no refund. I think they may keep our returns. Fuck the NRA, they only get cash from fools. All GOP will see is black woman coming for guns. Today in OHIo, trump kept repeating coming for your guns, Biden is gonna hurt the Bible, he is gonna hurt God, and hates energy. This is gonna hurt den across the country. They dont care if Trump steals from kids cancer charities, living high off it, you think they care if NRA is living high life as long as they are pro gun?