The NRA is in crisis mode. With about 5 million members as of August 2019, the NRA is one of the most powerful special interest groups in the U.S. But claims of financial wrongdoing have led to multiple investigations in Congress and in New York state that are threatening the group's survival. And the gun group is facing additional pressure on a national level. Sixty percent of U.S. adults say gun laws should be more strict as of 2018, 12% more than 2008.
Allegations of financial wrongdoing have led to multiple investigations in Congress and in several states that are threatening the group's nonprofit status., which was a significant drop from income of $27.9 million in 2015.In a lawsuit targeting New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his state's regulators
, the gun rights group said New York could cause "irrecoverable loss and irreparable harm" to the organization. But is the NRA bluffing? Or with multiple ongoing investigations could the group's survival really be at risk? Could falling revenue, political infighting and several major scandals spell the end of the NRA?Watch more:
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