A. Wayne.). In the wake of the Uvalde massacre, Cruz has frequently pushed back on calls for gun law reforms in the only country in the world where school shootings regularly occur. The NRA called the boycott a "shameful display of political and civic cowardice.". The following companies and/or their decision-makers have instituted anti-firearm corporate policy or have pressed lawmakers to enact further strict legislation. Against Republicans. [2]New York Attorney General Seeks to Dissolve NRA, Associated Press, August 6, 2020 (referencing AGs allegations concerning $17 million postemployment contract for Wayne LaPierre). NRA supporters at the Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day convention on March 7, 2012. [16] Testimony of Wayne LaPierre In RE: NRA Bankruptcy Trial, April 7, 2021, 130:18 131:2. The Association will seek court approval to reincorporate the Association in the State of Texas - home to more than 400,000 NRA members and site of the 2021 NRA Annual Meeting in Houston. Financial institutions decide which organizations they want to partner with when offering Visa co-branded cards. [59] See e.g., Id. That organization in 2016 was at its pinnacle, and perhaps the most powerful political organization in the United States at the time. With the NRA Annual Meeting of Members scheduled for October 2021 in Charlotte, North Carolina, this report lays out the details of the reality the NRA doesnt want to talk about with its members. ", Grief does not overwhelm the soul nearly as much as $13M from the NRA overwhelms your bank account. And as the Brady Campaign points out, those numbers are particularly stark when compared to the number of gun-related deaths in the state per year: 3,139. We encourage people to buy products from companies they can count on to not support efforts aimed at curtailing constitutional rights, he explained. 16. Support what needs to be said. [75] Willes Lee (@WillesLee), Ridiculous. The NRA is one of hundreds of organizations in our alliances/association Marketing program whose members receive discounted rates for FedEx shipping, it said. FedEx offers NRA members discounts from 18 percent to 26 percent on domestic and international shipping. Lockton is, according to its website, "the world's largest privately held, independent insurance broker." Those disclosures have revealed that, in response to the organizations financial problems, NRA leaders have targeted programs relating to safety, education, training, and hunting services. Do you know, was there a reason why you destroyed those records? This might convince some businesses to re-think their core values., Were not calling for a boycott of these companies, Gottlieb said. Election ploy. Yknow what? [143] According to the New York Times, Collin Peterson was the only Democrat in Congress to receive an A in the 2020 election, and he lost reelection. Other companies ditching the NRA include Chubb, which underwrites the NRAs Carry Guard firearms insurance meant to protect firearms owners involved in self-defense shootings; Symantecs LifeLock, an identity-theft prevention service, and Norton, which offers computer security software; home security system provider SimpliSafe; Allied and North American Van Lines, two moving services; TrueCar, which powered a new and used car site; and MetLife, which had offered savings on home and auto insurance to NRA members. Now Its Utterly Silent, Mother Jones, June 10, 2020, https://www.motherjones.com/anti-racism-police-protest/2020/06/nra-police-protest-george-floyd-donald-trump/. Q. The NRA has canceled its 2021 annual meeting, which was scheduled to take place in . American Cellars Wine Club (Vinesse Wines): Has not issued a comment. Newsweek has reached out to Romney, Burr and Blunt, as well as a number of other senators on this list for comment. LaPierre testified that these yacht trips were a security retreat.29 His claim, in a pretrial deposition, that this more than one-hundred-foot yacht was the one place he could feel safe after high-profile school shootings30 was widely criticized by the public and in various press accounts. The NRA released a sharp. ", Jemele Hill, a contributing writer for The Atlantic, tweeted in response to Romney: "Grief does not overwhelm the soul nearly as much as $13M from the NRA overwhelms your bank account. Today, Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 1927, NRA-backed constitutional carry legislation authored . 9 in 10 restaurants. Here's how the list of politicians who have benefited from gun rights lobbying stands, minus 2021 contributions. [127] Neil Weinberg, NRA Spending on Lawyers Is on Pace for Record This Year, Bloomberg, July 28, 2021. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-28/nra-legal-battles-squeeze-shrunken-budget-internal-records-show. Amazon hasn't released a statement regarding the matter yet. [122] Statement of Financial Affairs, National Rifle Association of America (21-30085), United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas, March 4, 2021, https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/29112859/288/national-rifle-association-of-america. [100] Mark Bauer (@MarkBauer), Twitter, August 29, 2020, 3:36 p.m., https://twitter.com/MarkBauer/status/1299793116539555840; Temujin & Juice (@VeteranShill), August 8, 2020, 4:40 p.m.,https://twitter.com/VeteranShill/status/1292198991447224320?s=20. A spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment. Q. have fewer than 50 employees. In a written decision issued on May 11, federal bankruptcy judge Harlin Hale dismissed the NRAs Chapter 11 filing for not being filed in good faith, holding that the NRA is using this bankruptcy case to address a regulatory enforcement problem, not a financial one.52 The judge also wrote, There are several aspects of this case that still trouble the Court, and said there were cringeworthy facts during this trial, something the NRAs counsel acknowledged. Of those senators, 16 have received more than $1 million. Dear Texas NRA Member: All of your hard work and persistence has paid off! 494, https://nrawatch.org/filing/ny-ag-files-amended-complaint-against-nra-lapierre-and-others/; see also National Rifle Association, 2018 IRS Form 990, Section B, Part VII, November 14, 2019, https://nrawatch.org/filing/nra-2018-irs-form-990/ ($13,832,060); National Rifle Association, 2019 IRS Form 990, Section B, Part VII, November 18, 2020, https://nrawatch.org/filing/nra-2019-irs-form-990/ ($24,789,326); Statement of Financial Affairs, National Rifle Association of America (21-30085), February 15, 2021, https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/29112859/162/national-rifle-association-of-america/ ($17,483,271.66). We will support the issuers efforts to wind down the portfolio smoothly. GunsDown, an anti-gun group, has been petitioning FedEx to end its affiliation with the NRA for over a year. In 2020, it was reported that Wayne LaPierre, individually, was under criminal investigation for potential tax fraud related to his personal taxes.63 In trial testimony in front of the bankruptcy court, longtime NRA adviser Tony Makris said that LaPierre told him and other colleagues that lawyer Bill Brewer was the only one who can keep me out of jail, and that Brewer was the only one standing between him and an orange jumpsuit.64, The NRAs legal problems continue to drain the associations coffers, with the New York Attorney Generals Office indicating that the NRA has paid the Brewer [law] firm nearly $75 million in legal fees from March 2018 to December 2020.65 The NRAs deteriorating financial condition is described in detail in the section, Continuing Financial Turmoil at the NRA.. According to AGIA's website, the organization has "served as the insurance and member benefits marketing and administration partner to some of the largest and most iconic associations and organizations in the country," including the NRA. [108] Carol Leonnig, Katie Zezima, and Tom Hamburger, Inside the NRAs Finances: Deepening Debt, Increased Spending on Legal Feesand Cuts to Gun Training, Washington Post, June 14, 2019,https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/inside-the-nras-finances-deepening-debt-increased-spending-on-legal-feesand-cuts-to-gun-training/2019/06/14/ac9dc488-8e30-11e9-b08e-cfd89bd36d4e_story.html (The annual report, together with state filings, shows that the NRA has run a deficit for the past three years). "We discovered several brand name businesses and corporate leaders who evidently have a nefarious agenda to limit gun rights. [124] National Rifle Association, 2019 Consolidated Financial Statements, 6-7, March 11, 2020, https://freebeacon.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/NRA-2019-Annual-Report.pdf. ReliaStar Life Insurance Company (ING): Has not issued a comment. As referenced previously, the NRA took the desperate step of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January 2021. ManageUrID, which allows people to control what personal information about them is accessible on the internet, hasn't commented on its partnership with the NRA. Almost immediately, then-NRA board member Ted Nugent commiserated with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, claiming that the pandemic had arisen from an evil Chinese culture that tortures dogs: This is the same Asian culture of the Bataan Death March and the Rape of Nanking.74 NRA second vice president Willes Lee has used the racist terms Wuhan virus and China virus online dozens of times and even suggested the virus itself was an election ploy that would go away after the 2020 election.75 Rep. Don Young (R-AK), an NRA board member, dismissed the virus as a beer virus and called for citizens to go forth with our everyday activities.76, NRA board members comments on the pandemic did not stop at dismissals: they actively encouraged protests against pandemic-related public health restrictions. Square Enix. Editor's Note: This post has been updated to remove AutoZone from the above list. [111] Lisa Marie Pane, NRA Cutting Staff and Salaries amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Associated Press, May 3, 2020, https://apnews.com/article/gun-politics-virus-outbreak-donald-trump-us-news-ap-top-news-aac4b1a0fbe31665721393176b484d15. Aside from the now familiar allegations of cronyism and corruption, the NRA was forced to cancel its annual meeting and exhibits in Nashville last year. The organizations longtime chief financial officer, Woody Phillips, was a key component of the bankruptcy trialdespite not saying much of substance. [17]Id. Which Groups Spend the Most on Lobbying? 4, January 18, 2021, https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnb.490758/gov.uscourts.txnb.490758.6.0.pdf. The NRA released a sharp statement against the companies distancing themselves from the organization, calling the boycott a "shameful display of political and civic cowardice. [42] Deposition designations of Carolyn Meadows (as read into the record by counsel), In RE: NRA Bankruptcy Trial, 4/20/2021, 12:18 13:1 (Q. Q. With scandal continuing to engulf the organization and no change in sight at the top, 2021 and 2022 seem destined to see the NRA veer even further from the mainstream and double down on the failed leadership of Wayne LaPierre. [49] DC Court Rejects NRA Attempt to Dismiss Charities Case, NRA Watch, December 21, 2020, https://nrawatch.org/filing/dc-court-rejects-nra-attempt-to-dismiss-charities-case. A. I destroyed them. [1]This report provides various citations to court testimony, legal filings, regulatory filings, news reports, and other sources. $18,190. The 2018 audit reported that the NRAs spending on Hunter Services dropped from $3,958,334 in 2017 to $1,558,661 in 2018, a decrease of 60.6 percent. The company powers the NRAs travel discount site, offering savings on airfare and hotel reservations with major chains including Best Western, Mariott, Hampton Inn and others. Skillshare was among the few businesses to specifically name the network foundation. I frequently call this man a coward. The NRA seemingly availed itself of the bankruptcy process to halt legal proceedings against it by state attorneys general, former vendors, and donors. A representative for the Avis Budget Group, which operates the two car rental companies, confirmed to ThinkProgress February 23 that it would end its relationship with the NRA. "Their channel is free to consumers with no ads. Hertz is out, too. All facts referred to in the introduction are sourced in the body of the report. [99] NRA Wayne LaPierre Speech | 2020 Annual Meeting of Members, NRA, YouTube, October 26, 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTuqBpJsOSs&ab_channel=NRA. I hope you all get an anal probe with a microchip in it because this is what weve become: sheep.77 The NRA also retweeted Donald Trumps tweet calling to LIBERATE VIRGINIA.78 When protesters at the state capitol in Michigan openly carried long guns and Confederate flags and called for Governor Gretchen Whitmer to be locked up over her administrations pandemic-related public health restrictions,79 longtime NRA board member Ted Nugent praised them as his bloodbrothers [sic].80, While the NRAs leaders praised armed demonstrations against measures to stop the spread of COVID-19, they leveled cartoonish and offensive accusations against those who protested for racial equity in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. What happened to [your notes]? [24] Deposition designation of Gayle Sanford (played via video in court) In RE: NRA Bankruptcy Trial, April 8, 2021, 68:18 69:13. The goal was to provide a comprehensive list of companies and/or CEOs who back gun control initiatives and legislation or have anti-firearm corporate policies in place. All the attention prompted the gun-rights group to break from its usual strategy of keeping quiet after mass gun deaths. They are a four-time recipient of the NRA's American Rifleman Golden Bullseye award. Copyright Townhall.com/Salem Media. @ourvaluesusa, Twitter, June 26, 2020, https://twitter.com/MarkGeistSWP/status/1276499718282059777. Senators Richard Burr and Roy Blunt followed Romney on the list of GOP lawmakers who received the highest amount of NRA contributions, with North Carolina's Burr receiving close to $7 million and Blunt of Missouri taking in over $4.5 million from the NRA. * marked fields are required. [84] Willes Lee (@WillesLee), Coons gaslights Dem domestic terrorists BLM & Antifa. Activists have even created a Google Doc of the companies involved with the NRA, urging people to boycott their products. Facing pressure from consumers, the First National Bank of Omaha said last week it would stop issuing NRA-branded Visa credit cards after its contract with the group expires. The National Rifle. The NRA Business Alliance maintains a directory of local businesses that support the group. TRT Holdings (hospitality): $2 million. The company said Monday in a statement that it doesnt agree with the organizations views on assault rifles and large-capacity magazines, but that it wont eliminate its discount for NRA members. These Companies Still Do Business With the NRA, Arming Teachers is a Vain and Foolish Idea, Three Veterans Talk About Arming Teachers, Republican Senators Form Wingnut Xylophone, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads. Part of HuffPost Business. The public learned that virtually no one at the NRAother than NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre and his three closest board alliesknew about the planned bankruptcy filing, which is consistent with testimony that the organization was run as Waynes kingdom, where he employed what he himself reportedly called management by chaos. The trial included new information about LaPierres luxurious life on the company dime, including over $13 million for travel and a postemployment golden parachute worth $17 million.2 In addition, LaPierre was forced to testify about his annual weeklong trips to the Bahamas, where he stayed on one of two yachts owned by a Hollywood producer who is a stakeholder of key NRA vendors. Powell opined, Clearly Chris Cox, our chief lobbyist, was not creating enough noise. Testimony in open court about rampant mismanagement. On Friday, software company Wild Apricot said it had asked the NRA to remove its logo from the organizations website. Incomprehensible," Romney wrote. Children slaughtered. [83] Mark Geist (@MarkGeistSWP), America wake up!! [41] See e.g., Closing statement of NRA attorney Greg Garman, In RE: NRA Bankruptcy Trial, May 3, 2021, 46:8-14 (It is very, very true that we dont run from what happened before 2018. One of the major revelations was the disclosure of several spreadsheets allegedly detailing millions of dollars in private travel by NRA executives.20 The flights spanned from 2015 through 2019 and represented some of the most detailed disclosure of private travel by NRA executives to date. [128] Testimony of Tony Makris, In RE: NRA Bankruptcy Trial, April 16, 2021, 126:4-12. Below are theroughly 200 businesses that made the list: 20/20 VisionA&M RecordsAlleyCorpAlphabet, Inc.Amalgamated BankAmbitionAMC TheatresAOL / Time WarnerAriel Investments LLCArtsyAscend.ioAspirationAT&TAuraBackpackBad RobotBain CapitalBank of AmericaBeeswaxBeginBetaworksBeyond MeatBloomberg LPBonuslyBratBrookfield PropertyBrudBumbleBurger KingCamblyCatch & ReleaseCerebras SystemsChipotleCircle MedicalClassPassClearbitCleverClockwiseCNNColor GenomicsComcastConde NastCostcoCredit KarmaCrunchbaseCuralateCurtsyDannonDelta AirlinesDICKS Sporting GoodsDisney CompanyDoorDashDoxel, Inc.EbayEcolabEdelmanElektra LabsEmerson CollectiveEnterpriseEventbriteFarmsteadFull PictureFunderaGap Inc.Gateway ComputersGEGEICOGoat GroupGoldenGraphic PackagingGroup Nine MediaGucciGuruHallmark CardsHard Rock CafeHavas GroupHBOHint, Inc.HipDotHookedHorizon MediaHumbitionImpossible FoodsInterpublicIntuitJOORJumbo PrivacyKabbage Inc. KadenaKangaKnowableLatticeLevi Strauss & Co.Lucent TechnologiesLyftMetaProp.vcMetLifeMicrosoftModern FertilityMongoDB Inc.MSNBCMTVNavientNBC UniversalNCR Corp.NeighborlandNewsCredNextdoorNowThisNurxOaktree CapitalOberndorf EnterprisesOceansOfferUpOktaOmnicom GroupOpenpathPanera BreadParabolParavisionPaypalPinterestPlato DesignPostmatesPrestoPrimaProgressive InsurancePrologisPublicis GroupeQuartzyRedditRibbon HealthRoRoofstockRoyal Caribbean CruisesRXR RealtySara LeeSelfMadeShoptiques Inc.Showtime Cable NetworkShutterstock Inc.Sidewalk LabsSiftSkillshareSkySafeSmall DoorSmartAssetSnapdocs, Inc.Solve.ioSonicSouthwestern BellSplashSquare and TwitterSquarespaceStandard BotsSubwaySundia CorporationSunlight HealthSuperplasticSurveyMonkeySV AngelSymantecThirdLoveThisopenspace inc.Thrive CapitalThrive GlobalThunderCore Inc.TillableTinderTOMSTwilioUberUniform TeethViosera TherapeuticsVirtual KitchenVoxerVoyageWatsiWayUpWhalarWizelineWPPX.ai, inc.Y CombinatorYelpYum BrandsZola. against a backdrop of reported prisoner furloughs and law enforcement only arresting for the most serious of crimes. This warning was capped off with an appeal for donations.67 NRA second vice president Willes Lee was more blunt, saying that during COVID-19, You need a firearm to protect from the criminals that Dem[ocrats] are releasing.68 Early on in the pandemic, the NRA released a video that warned, You might be stockpiling up on food right now to get through this current crisis. 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The National Rifle Association proudly announces the 2020 National Corporate Sponsors of the Friends of NRA program. Visa, meanwhile, said in a statement this week that its co-branded cards do not represent an endorsement by Visa of that cause or organization.. INSANE: Joe Biden Laughs Discussing Mother Whose Sons Died From Fentanyl. Most recently, Albertsons Companies, ALDI, CVS, Kroger, Meijer, Publix, Subway, Walgreens, Walmart and Wegmans also took a stand for the safety of their customers and announced open carry prohibitions in their stores. LTCR (Long Term Care Resources): Has not issued a comment. [114] The 2020 audit of the National Rifle Association of America filed with the North Carolina Secretary of State reported that the NRAs spending on Hunter Services dropped from $572,664 to $168,769, a decrease of 70.5 percent. The uproar has once again presented companies affiliated with the NRA, and its powerful pro-gun lobby, with a question: to cut ties, or to continue a relationship with a large but controversial group? JOIN US FOR THE 152nd NRA ANNUAL MEETINGS & EXHIBITS IN INDIANAPOLIS, IN! The New York attorney general played deposition testimony in court showing Phillips invoking his Fifth Amendment rights no fewer than eighty times on several topics, including questions about Wayne LaPierres travel, fundraising arrangements with NRA vendors, and LaPierres relationship with former longtime PR firm Ackerman McQueen.36 The Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution offers legal protection against self-incrimination by providing individuals with the right not to testify. Our Donor Bill of Rights was established to assure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in The NRA Foundation. The NRA Publications Division announced last year that Dennis Reese, CEO/owner of Springfield Armory, would be the 2021 Golden Bullseye Awards Pioneer recipient. 4. [6] Testimony of Tony Makris In RE: NRA Bankruptcy Trial, April 16, 2021, 108:14 109:9. Apolitical. Global Rescue, a provider of field rescue and evacuation services, continues to work with the NRA and hasn't released a statement on the matter. [90] Freddy Cruz and Brett Barrouquere, Congressional Candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene Has Several Ties to Conspiracy, Hate Groups, Southern Poverty Law Center, September 9, 2020, https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/09/09/congressional-candidate-marjorie-taylor-greene-has-several-ties-conspiracy-hate-groups. Most notably, the NRA continues to face existential threats from regulatory lawsuits brought by the attorneys general of New York and the District of Columbia for alleged violations of charities laws. LifeLine Screening: Has not issued a comment. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. RIVN) went public with a famously successful initial public offering (IPO) on Nov. 10, 2021, at a . And in three years, it has disappeared from the scene, not mentioned, not heard of, and you just got a textbook example of what a national election looks like without the NRA involved.. In doing so, the gun lobby has amplified radicalizing messaging to new and broader audiences. The electronic healthcare practice, eHealth, hasn't cut ties with the NRA or explained its position on the issue. The NRA occupies an interesting place in the debate about guns in the United States. Examples include the following: LaPierres shaky testimony also raised questions about his ability to lead the NRA. The NRA also faces a donor class action lawsuit brought in federal court in Tennessee by prominent NRA donor David DellAquila.58 The case is still in its early stages procedurally, but DellAquila alleges that NRA donors were defrauded because NRA funds were spent on items that were not in furtherance of the NRAs mission.59. 494, https://nrawatch.org/filing/ny-ag-files-amended-complaint-against-nra-lapierre-and-others/; see also National Rifle Association, 2018 IRS Form 990, Section B, Part VII, November 14, 2019, https://nrawatch.org/filing/nra-2018-irs-form-990/($13,832,060); National Rifle Association, 2019 IRS Form 990, Section B, Part VII, November 18, 2020, https://nrawatch.org/filing/nra-2019-irs-form-990/ ($24,789,326); Statement of Financial Affairs, National Rifle Association of America (21-30085), February 15, 2021, https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/29112859/162/national-rifle-association-of-america/ ($17,483,271.66). In its Chapter 11 filing, the NRA spent millions on legal fees only to get. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. It includes current as well as former representatives and senators as well as candidates for office for the 2016 and 2018 election cycles. [126] National Rifle Association, 2019 Consolidated Financial Statements, 6, March 11, 2020, https://freebeacon.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/NRA-2019-Annual-Report.pdf. Goya Foods - The CEO Robert Unanue is the lone good guy. Established in 1975, the Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) is the "lobbying" arm of the National Rifle Association of America. At the ballot box, the NRA lost the three races in which it invested the most organizational resources: the White House and the two US Senate races in Georgia. Republic Bank & Trust Company: Has not issued a comment. Q. Roku spokeswoman Tricia Mifsud tells Bustle in an email that NRA TV hasn't violated the platform's content policies, and that the company is "not promoting or being paid to distribute NRA TV. Business executives across the United States are calling out efforts to restrict voting access. Broadcaster Soledad O'Brien added: "The NRA gave you just under 14 million dollars, sir. From the onset of the bankruptcy trial, LaPierres private jet travel took center stage. The company hasn't spoken publicly about the issue. The footage also showed LaPierres wife, Susan LaPierre, shooting and killing an elephant, and then cutting off its tail and holding it over her head while shouting, Victory!34 Parts of the animals were allegedly surreptitiously shipped to the LaPierres by an outside vendor, including the front feet, which were turned into stools for their home.35. Will It Succeed?, New York Times, January 21, 2021, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/business/nra-bankruptcy-new-york.html. [68] Willes Lee (@WillesLee), You dont need a firearm until you need a firearm, then you REALLY need a firearm. On his first day of testimony, the judge chided LaPierre, saying, Would you please listen to the question and answer it only? Donald Trump was hardly the only candidate with extremist beliefs whom the NRA endorsed in 2020. 0.13%. [44] Neil Weinberg, NRA Spending on Lawyers Is on Pace for Record This Year, Bloomberg, July 28, 2021. https://nrawatch.org/filing/ny-ag-complaint-against-nra. Gun-control activists have put out calls to boycott companies that do business with the NRA. Given the momentum behind the #NeverAgain movement, which was started by the Parkland survivors, it looks like there may be more to come. [121] Neil Weinberg, NRA Spending on Lawyers Is on Pace for Record This Year, Bloomberg, July 28, 2021, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-28/nra-legal-battles-squeeze-shrunken-budget-internal-records-show. The judge, who presided over the twelve-day trial, wrote, It has become apparent that the NRA was suffering from inadequate governance and internal controls.53, Judge Hales decision in throwing out the case relied largely on the testimony and actions of NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre. While the NRAs leaders blasted those protesting for racial equity, the organization remained silent about the disproportionately violent response from police around the country.87 For decades, the NRA has spread conspiracy theories and fearmongered about a supposedly looming authoritarian police state that was only held at bay by easy access to guns. [115] 2020 Audit, National Rifle Association of America, August 10, 2021 ($168,769 of $239,062,482 total spending). [60] Ronn Blitzer, NRA Settles New York Insurance Case with $2.5M Penalty, Five-Year Ban, Fox Business, November 18, 2020, https://www.foxbusiness.com/money/nra-settles-new-york-insurance-case-with-2-5m-penalty-five-year-ban. [98] Pierre Thomas and Pete Madden, Ex-NRA Insider Speaks Out: Gun Owners Should Be Horrified by what I saw, ABC News, September 7, 2020, https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/nra-insider-speaks-gun-owners-horrified/story?id=72797290. "Our company provides discounted rooms to several large associations, including the NRA," Hotel Planner co-founder Tim Hentschel told Bloomberg. The company's majority 9 member board voted to censure their CEO, then laughably claimed that "politics is not part of our business". All of these companies have so far declined to halt streaming of the gun lobby's. Over 100 million American gun owners represent a sizeable [sic] consumer bloc, and they will decide where they spend their money.. Why is that? Further, The NRA Foundation realizes how important privacy is to our donors and has adopted a policy to advise you of your choices regarding the use of your personal information. 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