National Rifle Association
January 16, 2024 | Ryan Morgan
Republican Lawmakers Back Gun Rights Group in Free Speech SCOTUS Case
A group of 81 Republican lawmakers is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to side with the National Rifle Association in a lawsuit alleging the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has wrongfully pressured financial institutions to sever ties with the gun rights advocacy group. The NRA, which is represented by the American Civil […]
December 10, 2023 | Tom Ozimek
ACLU Will Represent NRA In Free Speech Case Before Supreme Court
The National Rifle Association (NRA) has found an unlikely ally in of the left-leaning American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which will represent the gun rights advocacy group at the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that centers of the constitutional right of free speech. The NRA in 2018 brought a lawsuit against Maria Vullo, former […]
April 14, 2023 | NTD Video
Trump Speaks at National Rifle Association’s Annual Conference
The National Rifle Association’s (NRA) annual conference is taking place in Indianapolis from April 13 to April 16. A slew of 2024 GOP presidential hopefuls will be speaking at the conference on April 14. Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at 4:30 p.m. ET. Speakers NRA President Charles Cotton NRA Executive Vice President and […]
November 16, 2021 | NTD Newsroom
NRA Loses Suit Over Gun Store Closure in NY
A federal appeals court ruled against the National Rifle Association (NRA) on Tuesday in a lawsuit the group filed. The NRA sued over then-New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s executive order of March 2020. It included gun stores among the “non-essential businesses” that had to shut down under the state’s pandemic restrictions. The NRA claimed this […]
January 15, 2021 | Mimi Nguyen Ly
National Rifle Association Leaves New York for Texas by Filing for Bankruptcy
The National Rifle Association (NRA) announced Friday that it plans to leave New York by filing for bankruptcy and reincorporating in Texas. The NRA has more than 5 million members nationwide and seeks to protect Second Amendment rights. The NRA was chartered as a nonprofit in New York in 1871 and is incorporated in the state. […]
September 10, 2019 | Bill Pan
New Jersey Gun Dealers Face More Restrictions Under Governor Murphy’s Order
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order on Sept. 10 furthering the state’s purchasing and regulatory powers to hold gun manufacturers, retailers, and the financial institutions that provide services to those entities, accountable for promoting gun safety principles. Alongside gun control advocates and the superintendent of state police, the Democratic governor signed the […]
October 2, 2018 | Tom Ozimek
Father of Parkland Shooting Victim Blasts Alyssa Milano’s NRA Remarks
The father of Parkland shooting victim Meadow Pollack rebuked actress Alyssa Milano for blaming the National Rifle Association for his daughter’s death. Andrew Pollack said Milano should “learn her facts before she speaks” about the incident in which a gunman opened fire on Valentine’s Day at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., killing 17 and […]
September 30, 2018 | Reuters
California Governor Signs Bill Raising Age to Buy Rifles, Shotguns to 21
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed several gun-control measures into law, including one that raises the minimum age for buying rifles and shotguns to 21 from 18. The new laws, signed Sept. 28, come seven months after a gunman opened fire with a semiautomatic rifle at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing 14 students […]