The National Rifle Association is suing its own charitable arm [View all]
Source: NBC News
Jan. 5, 2026, 7:14 PM EST
The National Rifle Association filed a lawsuit Monday against its charitable arm, the NRA Foundation, claiming trademark infringement and unfair competition.
The NRA alleged that about $160 million the foundation raised alongside the NRA was misused in violation of “the law of charitable trusts.”
In the federal court filing, the NRA says it sued with the goal of stopping the foundation from “passing itself off to donors and the public as the NRA or an authorized NRA affiliate and misappropriating the many millions of dollars that NRA supporters contributed.”
“The Foundation has been seized by a disgruntled faction of former NRA directors who lost control of the NRA’s Board following revelations of financial improprieties, mismanagement, and breaches of fiduciary duty and member trust,” attorneys for the NRA wrote, adding that the faction seeks to reclaim power through the foundation after having been “booted out of power by the NRA’s members.”
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/national-rifle-association-sues-nra-foundation-federal-court-rcna252465
Link to SUIT (PDF viewer) - https://www.bloomberglaw.com/public/desktop/document/NATIONALRIFLEASSOCIATIONOFAMERICAvNRAFOUNDATIONDocketNo126cv00015?doc_id=X4OHBODG7I28O996VJ3VLM8HI24
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