In 2018 the Campaign Legal Center and the anti-gun Gifford's organization
petitioned the Federal Elections Commission to investigate and rule on a complaint that the NRA had violated election law. Fast forward two years and the FEC had refused to rule on the complaint. That happens all the time because the commission is comprised of three Democrats and three Republicans.
Finally a federal judge tired of the FEC foot dragging and gave the commission 30 days to render a decision. A failure to comply would allow a federal lawsuit against the NRA to go forward. The 30 days ran out on 1 November. The CLC and Giffords promptly filed their lawsuit against the NRA.
https://campaignlegal.org/update/fec-ordered-move-allegations-against-nra
"A new lawsuit alleges the National Rifle Association (NRA) broke federal campaign finance laws by making as much as $35 million in illegal contributions.
The complaint, filed Tuesday by the gun control advocacy group Giffords, accused the NRA of engaging in a broad pattern of activity in violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act dating back seven years.
"The NRA has long acted like it is above the law, and it has done so flagrantly in the last several election cycles. This lawsuit demonstrates that the NRA broke the law by illegally coordinating with federal campaigns and funneling millions of dollars to candidates who supported their extremist, deadly agenda," David Pucino, a senior staff attorney at Giffords Law Center, said in a statement."
https://www.newsweek.com/nra-accuse...gun-rights-candidates-including-trump-1645188
petitioned the Federal Elections Commission to investigate and rule on a complaint that the NRA had violated election law. Fast forward two years and the FEC had refused to rule on the complaint. That happens all the time because the commission is comprised of three Democrats and three Republicans.
Finally a federal judge tired of the FEC foot dragging and gave the commission 30 days to render a decision. A failure to comply would allow a federal lawsuit against the NRA to go forward. The 30 days ran out on 1 November. The CLC and Giffords promptly filed their lawsuit against the NRA.
https://campaignlegal.org/update/fec-ordered-move-allegations-against-nra
"A new lawsuit alleges the National Rifle Association (NRA) broke federal campaign finance laws by making as much as $35 million in illegal contributions.
The complaint, filed Tuesday by the gun control advocacy group Giffords, accused the NRA of engaging in a broad pattern of activity in violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act dating back seven years.
"The NRA has long acted like it is above the law, and it has done so flagrantly in the last several election cycles. This lawsuit demonstrates that the NRA broke the law by illegally coordinating with federal campaigns and funneling millions of dollars to candidates who supported their extremist, deadly agenda," David Pucino, a senior staff attorney at Giffords Law Center, said in a statement."
https://www.newsweek.com/nra-accuse...gun-rights-candidates-including-trump-1645188