New York Charges NRA With Violating State Insurance Laws

New York Charges NRA With Violating State Insurance Laws
National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre speaks at the NRA Annual Meeting of Members in Indianapolis, on April 27, 2019. Michael Conroy/AP Photo
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A New York regulator has filed civil charges against the National Rifle Association (NRA), alleging that the organization violated numerous state insurance laws and deceived its members through its marketing.

The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced Feb. 5 that it had served a statement of charges against the gun rights group, accusing it of acting as an unlicensed insurance producer by endorsing and marketing insurance products such as the NRA “Carry Guard” and engaging in “unfair and deceptive” marketing practices that “deceived” its members.