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Catch2.2

(629 posts) Wed Apr 29, 2015, 06:29 PM Apr 2015

Calls mount to probe NRA finances

Source: Yahoo.com

A leading national gun safety group, joined by members of Congress, is calling for investigations of the National Rifle Association’s fundraising practices and finances in response to a Yahoo News investigation published last week.

The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV) has launched a nationwide petition campaign asking the Federal Election Commission and the Internal Revenue Service to investigate “violations of federal law” by the National Rifle Association.

The petition drive cites the Yahoo News report which disclosed that the NRA had violated multiple provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act, failed to report its political expenditures to the IRS for six consecutive years, and appears to have avoided paying federal taxes.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/politics/guns-and-money-calls-mount-to-probe-nra-finances-117704361976.html

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Calls mount to probe NRA finances (Original Post) Catch2.2 Apr 2015 OP

The Southern Poverty Center needs to label them a hate group. onehandle Apr 2015 #1

Yes shenmue Apr 2015 #4

Now that is a political winner hack89 Apr 2015 #6

Label them a hate group? GGJohn Apr 2015 #7

That's Easy rpannier Apr 2015 #9

Are they gonna shoot the IRS auditors now? Helen Borg Apr 2015 #2

Some Good news! n/y vkkv Apr 2015 #3

Mother Jones turbinetree Apr 2015 #5

would be interesting to see what cowards spend their money on Skittles Apr 2015 #8

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

1. The Southern Poverty Center needs to label them a hate group.

Reply to Catch2.2 (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2015, 06:42 PM

Apr 2015

Label them. Tax them.

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

4. Yes

Reply to onehandle (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 29, 2015, 07:49 PM

Apr 2015

hack89

(39,171 posts)

6. Now that is a political winner

Reply to onehandle (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 29, 2015, 08:31 PM

Apr 2015

Ignite a political firestorm and interject gun control into the election - everything the Democratic leadership is trying to avoid.

GGJohn

(9,951 posts)

7. Label them a hate group?

Reply to onehandle (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 29, 2015, 09:00 PM

Apr 2015

For what reason?

rpannier

(24,345 posts)

9. That's Easy

Reply to GGJohn (Reply #7)

Thu Apr 30, 2015, 03:12 AM

Apr 2015

Because there are people here who don't like the NRA, so ergo, they must be labeled as a hate group

For the record, I loathe the NRA, but I'm not sure how they even come close to qualifying as a hate group
They don't target a specific racial, religious or ethnic group
They play hard knuckle politics, which at times is vile and full of logical fallacies, is hardly anything new or anything that qualifies as a hate based organization

Helen Borg

(3,963 posts)

2. Are they gonna shoot the IRS auditors now?

Reply to Catch2.2 (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2015, 06:47 PM

Apr 2015

vkkv

(3,384 posts)

3. Some Good news! n/y

Reply to Catch2.2 (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2015, 07:43 PM

Apr 2015

turbinetree

(24,733 posts)

5. Mother Jones

Reply to Catch2.2 (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2015, 08:11 PM

Apr 2015

has a great read on what gun violence is doing to the damage and costs in this country in there April issue.

And I just added my name to this petition, maybe Nugent and the other hypocrites will finally go to jail.

Skittles

(153,226 posts)

8. would be interesting to see what cowards spend their money on

Reply to Catch2.2 (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2015, 01:24 AM

Apr 2015

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