January 1, NRA Dealt CRUSHING Blow in Breakaway Betrayal Case

Wyatt’s Take

• Liberal Biden judge just slashed most of the NRA’s lawsuit against its own breakaway foundation — keeping the gun rights group tied up in legal red tape while enemies circle.
• The judge kept federal claims alive but axed a mountain of D.C. law claims, forcing America’s oldest gun rights defender to fight with one hand tied behind its back.
• This is what happens when the Second Amendment’s biggest champion gets tangled in internal warfare while Democrats sharpen their knives for our constitutional rights.

A federal judge appointed by Joe Biden just handed the National Rifle Association a staggering setback in its legal fight against a breakaway foundation. The ruling strips away most of the gun rights group’s claims, leaving the embattled organization fighting an uphill battle in court while anti-gun forces celebrate.

The NRA filed suit against the NRA Foundation after the charitable arm tried to break away amid the parent organization’s well-documented financial troubles. But Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly — a Bill Clinton appointee elevated to a key role by Biden — decided the case belonged in D.C. courts, not federal court.

The judge’s reasoning? “The NRA’s D.C.-law claims outnumber its federal claims,” she wrote in her order.

That means the bulk of the NRA’s legal ammunition just got thrown out of federal court. The judge kept alive only the federal claims while booting the D.C. law claims back to local jurisdiction. For an organization already bleeding money and credibility, this is another body blow.

The NRA Foundation was created decades ago as the charitable and educational arm of the main organization. It funded youth shooting sports, hunter education programs, and gun safety courses across America. But when the NRA’s leadership troubles exploded into public view — including lavish spending by former CEO Wayne LaPierre — the Foundation tried to cut ties.

The parent NRA sued, claiming the Foundation was trying to steal assets and run off with donor money meant to protect the Second Amendment. The Foundation fired back, saying it needed independence to survive the scandal engulfing NRA headquarters.

Now a Biden-connected judge has decided most of that fight needs to happen in D.C. courts — the same swamp jurisdiction where Democrats hold massive home-field advantage. Federal court would have offered the NRA a more neutral playing field.

The timing couldn’t be worse for gun rights defenders. Democrats are already plotting their next wave of gun control schemes. The NRA, which once struck fear into anti-gun politicians, is now mired in internal legal warfare and scrambling to keep the lights on.

Meanwhile, Michael Bloomberg and his billionaire buddies are pouring unlimited cash into gun control groups that face no such internal drama. They’re playing offense while the NRA plays defense — in multiple courtrooms, against multiple enemies, with dwindling resources.

The case now splits into two tracks: a narrow federal lawsuit that continues, and a broader fight that moves to D.C. Superior Court where the NRA will have to start over. That means more legal bills, more delays, more distractions.

For gun owners across America who’ve supported the NRA for generations, this is a gut punch. The organization that defended our rights for over a century is now fighting for its own survival. And liberal judges aren’t making it any easier.

Wyatt Matters

When the group that’s supposed to protect our constitutional rights spends more time in court fighting itself than fighting gun-grabbers, working Americans lose. Our Second Amendment doesn’t defend itself — it needs strong organizations willing to stand up to the anti-gun mob. Instead, we’re watching the NRA bleed out from self-inflicted wounds while Democrats load up their next attack. Gun owners built that organization with small-dollar donations and grassroots support. We deserved better leadership, and we deserve to know if our rights will have a real defender when the next fight comes.