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Federal Judge Dismisses NRA Bankruptcy Case

Top executive Wayne LaPierre acknowledged putting the NRA into Chapter 11 bankruptcy without the signoff of several board members and executives.

Federal Judge Dismisses NRA Bankruptcy Case
Jose Luis Magana / AP

A federal judge dismissed the National Rifle Association's bankruptcy case Tuesday, saying it was not filed in good faith.

That means the gun-rights group will have to face a New York state lawsuit accusing it of financial abuses.

The NRA's headquarters is in Virginia, but it's incorporated in New York, where it was chartered as a nonprofit in 1871.

Top executive Wayne LaPierre acknowledged putting the NRA into Chapter 11 bankruptcy without the signoff of several board members and executives. He pledged in a statement to continue to fight for gun rights.

Additional reporting by The Associated Press.