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New York Sen. Chuck Schumer speaks during a news conference in New York, Monday, June 28, 2021. Schumer on Sunday, July 11, 2021 called on the Justice Department to investigate the National Rifle Association for bankruptcy fraud, saying the financially stable gun-rights group abused the system when it sought bankruptcy protection in the wake of a New York lawsuit seeking to put it out of business. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file)

Schumer calls on DOJ to probe NRA for bankruptcy fraud

By Michael Balsamo and Michael R. Sisak - Associated Press

In this Jan. 26, 2015, photo, a supporter of open carry gun laws, wears a pistol as he prepares for a rally in support of open carry gun laws at the Capitol, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) ** FILE **

NRA bankruptcy case dismissed by Judge Harlin Hale

By Jake Bleiberg - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 29, 2020, file photo, National Rifle Association Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre speaks at Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2020, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md. The National Rifle Association announced Friday, April 30, 2020, it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will seek to incorporate the nation's most politically influential gun-rights group in Texas instead of New York, where a state lawsuit is trying to put the organization out of business. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Judge to rule early next week in NRA bankruptcy trial

By JAKE BLEIBERG - Associated Press

FILE- In this April 26, 2019, file photo NRA executive vice president and CEO Wayne LaPierre attends the National Rifle Association annual convention in Indianapolis. LaPierre, the embattled leader of the National Rifle Association, said Wednesday, April 7, 2021, that he put the powerful gun-rights group into bankruptcy without first informing most of its board members and top officials. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

NRA trial opens window on secretive leader’s life and work

By JAKE BLEIBERG - Associated Press

FILE- In this April 26, 2019, file photo NRA executive vice president and CEO Wayne LaPierre attends the National Rifle Association annual convention in Indianapolis. LaPierre, the embattled leader of the National Rifle Association, said Wednesday, April 7, 2021, that he put the powerful gun-rights group into bankruptcy without first informing most of its board members and top officials. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

NRA boss says he didn’t tell group leaders before bankruptcy

By JAKE BLEIBERG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, file photo, National Rifle Association Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2020, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md. After school shootings that left dozens dead in recent years, LaPierre said the resulting outrage put him in such danger that he sought shelter aboard a friend’s 108-foot yacht. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

NRA exec sheltered on borrowed yacht after mass shootings

By JAKE BLEIBERG - Associated Press

Then-Vice President-elect, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., left, stands with his son Hunter during a re-enactment of the Senate oath ceremony in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

NRA blasts Joe Biden over Hunter Biden’s ‘irresponsible use of firearms’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

New York seeks dismissal of NRA bankruptcy case

Associated Press

In this Aug. 6, 2020, file photo, New York State Attorney General Letitia James adjusts her glasses as she announces that the state is suing the National Rifle Association during a press conference, in New York. A New York judge on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, denied the National Rifle Association's bid to throw out a state lawsuit that seeks to put the powerful gun advocacy group out of business. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

Judge: NY lawsuit seeking NRA’s dissolution can go forward

By Michael R. Sisak - Associated Press

FILE - This photo from Wednesday March 7, 2012, shows Illinois gun owners and supporters file NRA applications during an Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day convention before marching to the Illinois State in Springfield, Ill. Lawyers for the influential gun-rights advocacy group told a federal judge Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 that the organization’s recent decision to seek bankruptcy protection and reincorporate in gun-friendly Texas was not an attempt to dodge a lawsuit brought by the attorney general in New York, its current corporate home. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

NRA fights for its future in Texas, New York courts

By MICHAEL R. SISAK - Associated Press

National Rifle Association Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre speaks at Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2020, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md., Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

NRA files for bankruptcy protection, will seek to reorganize in Texas

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 15, 2020, file photo, Raphael Warnock, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, speaks during a campaign rally in Marietta, Ga. Warnock and U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler are in a runoff election for the Senate seat. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File) ** FILE **

Warnock ripped in NRA ad for mocking concealed-carry in church

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

NRA pays $2.5M after NY probe into ‘dangerous’ insurance

By MICHAEL HILL - Associated Press

New York State Attorney General Letitia James announces that the state is suing the National Rifle Association during a press conference, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, in New York. James said that the state is seeking to put the powerful gun advocacy organization out of business over allegations that high-ranking executives diverted millions of dollars for lavish personal trips, no-show contracts for associates and other questionable expenditures. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) **FILE**

NRA to pay $2.5M fine, halt insurance sales to settle New York case

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

National Rifle Association Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre speaks at Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2020, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Letitia James NRA lawsuit energizes gun rights Second Amendment base

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

State Attorney General Letitia James accused top officials at the NRA of diverting millions of dollars of charitable donations made to the lobbying group and squandering it on family vacations, private jets and expensive dinners. (Associated Press/File)

Letitia James, New York attorney general, moves to dissolve NRA after probe

By Jeff Mordock and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Maine man sues NRA over incessant phone calls

Associated Press

In this May 4, 2013, file photo, National Rifle Association members listen to speakers during the NRA's annual Meetings and Exhibits at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. (Johnny Hanson/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

NRA cutting staff and salaries amid coronavirus pandemic

By LISA MARIE PANE - Associated Press

In this March 15, 2020, file photo, people wait in a line to enter a gun store in Culver City, Calif. The coronavirus pandemic has much of the world contemplating an existential question amid a growing number of stay-at-home orders, with only &quot;essential&quot; service providers allowed to go to their jobs. As U.S. states enact sweeping stay-at-home orders, there is lots of agreement on what's essential, but some have their own notions. A few are eyebrow raisers. Among them are guns, golf and cannabis. Most lists, being compiled by governors and others, capture the basics of what's essential. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File) **FILE**

Trump administration rules gun shops ‘essential’ amid virus

By LISA MARIE PANE - Associated Press