Posted May 11, 2018 6:55 pm by Comments

By Breck Dumas

The National Rifle Association filed a lawsuit on Friday against New York state officials, including Governor Andrew Cuomo, over what the group referred to as a “blacklisting campaign” staged against them by the defendants.

According to the NRA’s complaint, New York’s governor and Department of Financial Services actively worked to convince banks and insurers to cease doing business with the gun-rights organization in a “campaign of selective prosecution, background exhortations, and public threats.”

New York officials are accused of running a politically-motivated crusade that hinders the right of the NRA to “speak freely about gun-related issues and defend the Second Amendment” according to the suit.

Earlier this month, NYDFS imposed a $7 million fine on Lockton Cos., LLC, the insurance broker that administered NRA Carry Guard – which offers personal firearms liability policies.

On Wednesday, British insurer Lloyd’s of London announced that it would end all coverage made available through the NRA, deeming the Carry Guard program an unlawful policy issued “to gun owners for acts of intentional wrongdoing.”

Governor Cuomo also ordered a directive issued by the NYDFS which resulted in the regulatory agency sending a letter to state-chartered banks and other financiers, deterring them from doing business …Read the Rest

Source:: The Blaze

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