NRA Ordered To Stand Trial in Washington, DC

thallub · February 29, 2024, 08:40 AM

The NRA Foundation is a tax exempt charity chartered in Washington, DC. The NRA Foundation ran all the NRA programs until it was gutted by scalawags at the NRA. WLP, his executive buds and enablers on the NRA BOD are charged with plundering and diverting Foundation tax deductable funds.

https://nrawatch.org/filing/the-nra-...in-april-2024/

The charges:

https://oag.dc.gov/release/ag-racine...ing-charitable

**Aguila Blanca** · February 29, 2024, 09:57 AM

Good. Too late, but good.

**Tom Servo** · February 29, 2024, 05:14 PM

This is what I was worried about. The NRA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. That classification grants tax exemptions, but it also means they can't use that money for lobbying and such.

The NRA itself is a 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organization, which is allowed to engage in lobbying.

There have been allegations they've been funneling money from the first group to the second for years. If true, this could be catastrophic for them.

thmsmgnm · February 29, 2024, 05:18 PM

I hope Wayne goes to Federal Prison before this is all over.

This is the kind of crap Chris Cox was worried about when Wayne was asking for loans from the ILA and had to plans as to repay the money.

All of these lawsuits and investigations got kicked off by the corrupt Carry Guard program.

**Aguila Blanca** · February 29, 2024, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by thmsmgnm

I hope Wayne goes to Federal Prison before this is all over.

This is the kind of crap Chris Cox was worried about when Wayne was asking for loans from the ILA and had to plans as to repay the money.

And, if I'm not mis-remembering, that's why Chris Cox became no longer employed by the NRA-ILA.

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All of these lawsuits and investigations got kicked off by the corrupt Carry Guard program.

The Carry Guard program was another of the insiders looking after the insiders fiascos. As a certified NRA instructor in multiple disciplines, when Carry Guard was announced I was naturally interested in becoming certified as a Carry Guard instructor, so I inquired how I could get certified. I was told that I had to take such-and-such class. But there WAS NO such-and-such class. It was something they made up, and only certain people were on the list and they only delivered the class to a select few other insiders.

thallub · March 1, 2024, 01:09 PM

'There have been allegations they've been funneling money from the first group to the second for years. If true, this could be catastrophic for them."

Open Secrets has been tracking the money.

The good news is the judge may order NRA Foundation money replaced from NRA funds.

https://www.opensecrets.org/news/202...itical-groups/

thmsmgnm · March 1, 2024, 07:57 PM

I got dead fish smell when I skimmed first article covering “training” and requirements. No revolvers or single stacks stood out like a sore penis in a room full of open cabinet doors and drawers.

Skans · March 3, 2024, 08:42 AM

I don't see how decimating the NRA is good for Gun Owners. I wouldn't be cheering this on. Being in the NRA has cost most of us less than $1,000. Good deal IMHO to protect our gun rights. They get the job done lobbying Congress - I still support them.

**Aguila Blanca** · March 3, 2024, 08:48 AM

Dismantling the NRA entirely probably would not be great for us. Restructuring it to return control of OUR [membership] organization to us -- the members -- would IMHO be a very good thing.

thallub · March 3, 2024, 01:16 PM

By voting in the WLP bylaw changes NRA members did more damage to the organization than the antis.

**Aguila Blanca** · March 3, 2024, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by thallub

By voting in the WLP bylaw changes NRA members did more damage to the organization than the antis.

True. But, in fairness to the membership, they (and I don't include myself, because I voted against the by-laws changes) were snookered by the WLP fan club. We were assured that the then-proposed by-laws changes were for the good of the organization.

Jeff Knox tried to warn us, but either not enough people saw/heard his warnings, or not enough people paid attention to them. Yes, the membership approved the by-laws changes, but I'm fairly certain a large percentage of those who voted for them were loyal NRA members who believed that anything recommended by the board of directors must be good for the membership -- when, in fact, what the board was interested in was what was good for the board and for WLP, not what was good for the membership.

Mike38 · March 3, 2024, 03:04 PM

“Sometimes, you have to destroy something in order to build something better.” ― Brandon Sanderson, The Hero of Ages

thallub · March 4, 2024, 01:09 PM

NRA BOD member Joaquiin Jackson said this during an interview with Texas Monthly:
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y Texas Monthly and stated, "I personally believe a weapon should never have over, as far as a civilian, a five-round capacity. If you’re a hunter, if you’re going to go hunting with a weapon, you shouldn’t need over but one round. So five rounds would be plenty ... Personally, I think assault weapons basically…need to be in the hands of the military, and in the hands of the police.” After receiving angry criticism from pro-gun activists, Jackson backpedalled and claimed that he was referring to fully automatic rifles (i.e., mac

The BOD coninued to support Jackaon .

February 29, 2024, 08:40 AM	#1
thallub Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2007 Location: South Western OK Posts: 3,112	NRA Ordered To Stand Trial in Washington, DC The NRA Foundation is a tax exempt charity chartered in Washington, DC. The NRA Foundation ran all the NRA programs until it was gutted by scalawags at the NRA. WLP, his executive buds and enablers on the NRA BOD are charged with plundering and diverting Foundation tax deductable funds. https://nrawatch.org/filing/the-nra-...in-april-2024/ The charges: https://oag.dc.gov/release/ag-racine...ing-charitable Last edited by thallub; February 29, 2024 at 08:50 AM.

February 29, 2024, 09:57 AM	#2
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 18,476	Good. Too late, but good. __________________ NRA Life Member / Certified Instructor NRA Chief RSO / CMP RSO 1911 Certified Armorer Jeepaholic

February 29, 2024, 05:14 PM	#3
Tom Servo Staff Join Date: September 27, 2008 Location: Foothills of the Appalachians Posts: 13,059	This is what I was worried about. The NRA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. That classification grants tax exemptions, but it also means they can't use that money for lobbying and such. The NRA itself is a 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organization, which is allowed to engage in lobbying. There have been allegations they've been funneling money from the first group to the second for years. If true, this could be catastrophic for them. __________________ Sometimes it’s nice not to destroy the world for a change. --Randall Munroe

February 29, 2024, 05:18 PM	#4
thmsmgnm Member Join Date: February 23, 2008 Posts: 35	I hope Wayne goes to Federal Prison before this is all over. This is the kind of crap Chris Cox was worried about when Wayne was asking for loans from the ILA and had to plans as to repay the money. All of these lawsuits and investigations got kicked off by the corrupt Carry Guard program. Last edited by thmsmgnm; February 29, 2024 at 05:27 PM.

March 3, 2024, 08:48 AM	#9
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 18,476	Dismantling the NRA entirely probably would not be great for us. Restructuring it to return control of OUR [membership] organization to us -- the members -- would IMHO be a very good thing. __________________ NRA Life Member / Certified Instructor NRA Chief RSO / CMP RSO 1911 Certified Armorer Jeepaholic

March 1, 2024, 01:09 PM	#6
thallub Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2007 Location: South Western OK Posts: 3,112	'There have been allegations they've been funneling money from the first group to the second for years. If true, this could be catastrophic for them." Open Secrets has been tracking the money. The good news is the judge may order NRA Foundation money replaced from NRA funds. https://www.opensecrets.org/news/202...itical-groups/

March 1, 2024, 07:57 PM	#7
thmsmgnm Member Join Date: February 23, 2008 Posts: 35	I got dead fish smell when I skimmed first article covering “training” and requirements. No revolvers or single stacks stood out like a sore penis in a room full of open cabinet doors and drawers.

March 3, 2024, 08:42 AM	#8
Skans Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2008 Posts: 11,132	I don't see how decimating the NRA is good for Gun Owners. I wouldn't be cheering this on. Being in the NRA has cost most of us less than $1,000. Good deal IMHO to protect our gun rights. They get the job done lobbying Congress - I still support them.

March 3, 2024, 01:16 PM	#10
thallub Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2007 Location: South Western OK Posts: 3,112	By voting in the WLP bylaw changes NRA members did more damage to the organization than the antis.

March 3, 2024, 03:04 PM	#12
Mike38 Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2009 Location: North Central Illinois Posts: 2,710	“Sometimes, you have to destroy something in order to build something better.” ― Brandon Sanderson, The Hero of Ages

March 4, 2024, 01:09 PM	#13
thallub Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2007 Location: South Western OK Posts: 3,112	NRA BOD member Joaquiin Jackson said this during an interview with Texas Monthly: aa y Texas Monthly and stated, "I personally believe a weapon should never have over, as far as a civilian, a five-round capacity. If you’re a hunter, if you’re going to go hunting with a weapon, you shouldn’t need over but one round. So five rounds would be plenty ... Personally, I think assault weapons basically…need to be in the hands of the military, and in the hands of the police.” After receiving angry criticism from pro-gun activists, Jackson backpedalled and claimed that he was referring to fully automatic rifles (i.e., mac The BOD coninued to support Jackaon . Last edited by thallub; March 4, 2024 at 02:47 PM.