NRA Agrees to a Dozen Reforms in Settlement With New York State Attorney General

Former NRA officials Wayne LaPierre and Wilson ‘Woody’ Phillips were ordered to repay $4.35 million and $2 million to the gun rights organization respectively.

New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference at the office of the attorney general in New York on Sept. 21, 2022. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

The National Rifle Association (NRA) and the New York attorney general’s office have agreed to more than a dozen reforms the NRA must implement and to two former NRA officials paying more than $6 million to settle a lawsuit brought in 2020.

Both sides hailed the settlement as vindication of their respective positions.