The lawsuit states, “If the NRA is unable to collect donations from its members, safeguard the assets endowed to it, apply its funds to cover media buys and other expenses integral to its political speech, and obtain basic corporate insurance coverage, it will be unable to exist as a not-for-profit or pursue its advocacy mission.”
Cuomo Describes NRA as an ‘Extremist Group’
On Monday, Cuomo responded to the NRA’s claims during an interview with CNN’s John Berman. The governor condemned the group and its Carry Guard insurance policy, which he said “essentially insured” gun owners for “intentional bad acts.”
Cuomo emphasized that Carry Guard violates the laws of New York and many other states. His administration took action against the insurance company, which agreed to stop selling Carry Guard in a consent decree. He added that the NRA was a broker for the insurance policy, and it was getting a commission and advertising. Therefore, it was also violating state law.
“Too bad. You violated the law,” Cuomo said to the NRA. ”It’s not a defense to say, ‘Well, I was committing illegal activity, but I was making money from it and now I’m upset that I lost the revenue.’”
