NRA Sues New York Officials Over 'Blacklisting' Campaign

Albany, N.Y. (AP) -- The National Rifle Association is suffering grave financial harm that threatens its ability to pursue its advocacy mission because of a "blacklisting" campaign by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York regulators, the gun rights group said in a federal lawsuit.

Attendees stand near the Smith & Wesson Corp. booth during the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual meeting in Dallas.

Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
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Albany, N.Y. (AP) -- The National Rifle Association is suffering grave financial harm that threatens its ability to pursue its advocacy mission because of a "blacklisting" campaign by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York regulators, the gun rights group said in a federal lawsuit.

In an amended version of a federal lawsuit filed in May, the Virginia-based NRA said it lost insurance coverage after the state's enforcement actions against companies underwriting an NRA-branded insurance program called Carry Guard. It said the Cuomo administration was persuading other insurers to avoid doing business with the NRA.