NRA: The right-wing gun advocacy group is in trouble so people are sending their thoughts and prayers - Independent

NRA: The right-wing gun advocacy group is in trouble so people are sending their thoughts and prayers
Posted August 4, 2018 by Jake Hall in news 
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Earlier this week, Rolling Stone obtained an updated lawsuit filed by the NRA.

In the lengthy complaint, the notoriously powerful US non-profit organisation outlined its lack of access to financial services and its recent loss of insurance coverage.

The complaint continued that this coverage is necessary for its off-site meetings, rallies and assemblies, and that this overall lack of funding could lead to disastrous consequences; in fact, the NRA claims that if the financial difficulties continue “it will be unable to exist as a not-for-profit or pursue its advocacy mission.”

When Rolling Stone broke the news, Twitter users were quick to share the article – alongside a sarcastic response, of course.

In fact, several chose to repurpose the hollow, meaningless “thoughts and prayers” often shared by politicians in the wake of mass shootings. And there have been a lot – recent reports collated from Gun Violence Control data estimate that 154 US mass shootings have taken place in 2018 alone.

Naturally, the politicians sharing their “thoughts and prayers” are often reluctant to push for any tangible change or donate money to survivors – a fact which social media users have clearly picked up on by sarcastically regurgitating the go-to response to tragedy.

dylan
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@dyllyp
 Thoughts and prayers.

Yashar Ali 🐘
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@yashar
The NRA Says It’s in Deep Financial Trouble, May Be ‘Unable to Exist’ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/nra-financial-trouble-706371/ …

2:08 AM - Aug 4, 2018


Steve Kerr
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@SteveKerr
 Don't send money......thoughts and prayers should suffice.

SpeedReads
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@SpeedReads
The NRA 'will be unable to exist' due to financial losses, group argues in legal filing: http://bit.ly/2M1E5s8

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1:46 PM - Aug 4, 2018


Lily Herman
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@lkherman
 Well I hear thoughts and prayers go far.

Tim Dickinson
@7im
BANG: The NRA Says It’s in Deep Financial Trouble, May Be ‘Unable to Exist’ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/nra-financial-trouble-706371/ …

4:24 AM - Aug 4, 2018

emilia
@PoliticalEmilia
 Apparently the NRA is going broke.

Womp womp. In this time of tragedy for them, all I can give are my thoughts and prayers.

7:59 AM - Aug 4, 2018

Even 'God' got in on the action.

God 🌈
@TheGoodGodAbove
 The NRA is going bankrupt.

Thoughts and prayers! 🙏

8:47 AM - Aug 4, 2018

Others were quick to point out the extremely generous donations made by the NRA to influential Republican politicians.

Chelsea Handler
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@chelseahandler
 Thoughts and prayers to the NRA who is saying they’re in a deep financial crisis and may be unable to exist. Maybe they could ask some of the Republicans they donated millions to for a loan:
Richard Burr -  $7M
Roy Blunt -  $4M
Cory Gardner -  $3M
Marco Rubio - $3M

7:20 AM - Aug 4, 2018

Whether you think the claim is a ploy for more donations or a surefire sign that America's collective stance on gun control could finally be challenged, it's clear that the Internet has one collective reaction to news of the NRA's struggles: