The NRA is once again going to the legal mat with the State of New York, but this time it is the State that is on the defensive. The fight is moving to the U.S. Supreme Court in a battle that has seen NRA confront New York state regulators over their efforts to restrict the organization’s access to insurance and financial services. This confrontation centers not on the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms but on the First Amendment protections of free speech, potentially setting a precedent for the extent of government officials’ influence over the operations of regulated businesses.
The NRA is once again going to the legal mat with the State of New York, but this time it is the State that is on the defensive. The fight is moving to the U.S. Supreme Court in a battle that has seen NRA confront New York state regulators over their efforts to restrict the organization’s access to insurance and financial services. This confrontation centers not on the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms but on the First Amendment protections of free speech, potentially setting a precedent for the extent of government officials’ influence over the operations of regulated businesses.
