PFAW Member,
It has long been suspected that the National Rifle Association has been involved in extremely shady, and some illegal, practices. As mounting evidence continues to reveal the depth and extent to which this is true, we must demand accountability for this organization and the harm it has caused.
A Senate investigation from late last year revealed that the NRA worked closely with the Russian government to influence American elections: top officials at the NRA used the organization’s financial resources to curry political favor for two Russians, Aleksander Torshin and Maria Butina, who were convicted last year of conspiring to act as foreign agents.
The NRA also recently came under fire for abusing its tax exempt c3 status with HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of dollars that had allegedly been siphoned off to top executives and vendors. Despite the information revealing that the NRA may have abused its tax-exempt status, the IRS never investigated.
But now, the Attorney General of New York has stepped in, taking action to dissolve the NRA because it is "fraught with fraud and abuse.”
The NRA is one of the most powerful lobbying groups in our country, buying off every politician they can. And while the U.S. saw the highest number of mass killings on record in 2019, the NRA continues to financially support lawmakers and candidates who block desperately needed gun violence prevention reforms.
It is time we stop allowing this corrupt organization to continue breaking the law and blocking progress on gun reform.
Thanks for all that you do,
- PFAW
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