NRA Flees New York for Texas

The National Rifle Association announced Friday it will move to Texas to escape New York's "corrupt political and regulatory environment." 

The Second Amendment group, which has been incorporated in New York since 1871, will declare bankruptcy and restructure as a Texas-based nonprofit. The NRA said the move was necessary because of years of disputes between it and Democratic officials in the state that have culminated in lawsuits and an ongoing attempt by Attorney General Letitia James to outright dissolve the organization. 

"This strategic plan represents a pathway to opportunity, growth and progress," Wayne LaPierre, NRA CEO and executive vice president, said in a statement.  

The restructuring of the largest and most influential Second Amendment advocacy organization in the country to a new state after 150 years could impact the gun debate for generations to come. How strong the group emerges from the bankruptcy and cross-country move will impact how effective it is in pursuing its pro-gun mission. 

LaPierre said the NRA is counting on local government officials in Texas being less adversarial than those in New York in order to make the transition as seamless as possible. 

"Obviously, an important part of this plan is ‘dumping New York,'" he said in the statement. "The NRA is pursuing reincorporating in a state that values the contributions of the NRA, celebrates our law-abiding members, and will join us as a partner in upholding constitutional freedom." 

The NRA pointed to repeated public statements from New York governor Andrew Cuomo (D.) and James in which the Democrats painted the NRA as untrustworthy and even criminal. James went so far as to label it a "terrorist organization" on the campaign trail. 

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