The National Rifle Association is suing its charitable wing, alleging that its leadership is stealing NRA trademarks and “misappropriating the many millions of dollars that NRA supporters contributed,” to position itself as a competitor to the longstanding gun rights advocacy group, which has been plagued by scandal in recent years.
The NRA alleges in the complaint that the NRA Foundation, founded in 1990 to support the NRA’s charitable activities, is seeking to cut ties with the original NRA.