The National Rifle Association Sues the NRA Foundation Claiming Trademark Infringement

The National Rifle Association filed a lawsuit Monday against its charitable arm, the NRA Foundation, claiming trademark infringement and unfair competition.

The NRA alleged that about $160 million the foundation raised alongside the NRA was misused in violation of “the law of charitable trusts.”

In the federal court filing, the NRA says it sued with the goal of stopping the foundation from “passing itself off to donors and the public as the NRA or an authorized NRA affiliate and misappropriating the many millions of dollars that NRA supporters contributed.”

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