The United States, the arms lobby ends with bankruptcy. The plaintiff wants to solve it

The NRA, the largest association of US arms owners with around 5 million members, has announced the initiation of voluntary bankruptcy proceedings aimed at reorganization. The strong lobby also made it clear that it would be absorbed by a nonprofit organization in Texas and would leave the state of New York, where it was founded in 1871, of which it was affiliated. A turning point comes on the eve of the inauguration of the new president, Joe Biden, Unlike Donald TrumpHe announced that he wanted to fight to curb the spread of weapons, which are responsible for the deaths of 40,000 people a year in the United States.

The decision is a way to escape an investigation launched by a New York federal attorney who is investigating a series of fraud and money transfer operations involving leaders of the National Rifle Association that could have caused losses of more than $ 63 million. In three years. The Attorney General demanded the dissolution of the organization, which symbolizes the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees the right to bear arms.

The NRA has filed for federal bankruptcy in Dallas and said it intends to move to Texas to escape a “corrupt political and regulatory environment” in New York and contain and improve costs and expenses. “Texas appreciates the contributions of the NRA, celebrates our law-abiding members and joins us in affirming constitutional freedoms,” wrote the first lobby. Wayne LaPier, In a letter to the members.

In August, New York Attorney General Letitia James sued the NRA and its top management over mismanagement and financial fraud.