NRA sues San Francisco after city labels it a domestic terrorist group

A week after the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution designating the National Rifle Association a "domestic terrorist organization," the NRA fired back, filing a lawsuit against the city.

The NRA's attorney, William A. Brewer III, said on Monday this was an "assault on all advocacy organizations across the country." In the filing, the NRA claims San Francisco is blacklisting the organization, and asks the court to "instruct elected officials that freedom of speech means you cannot silence or punish those with whom you disagree."

The resolution states that the NRA "spreads propaganda that misinforms and aims to deceive the public about the dangers of gun violence." Its author, Supervisor Catherine Stefani, said the NRA's lawsuit is "a desperate move by a very desperate organization." New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) is investigating the NRA's financial dealings, which could put its status as a nonprofit at risk, and there's been intense scrutiny over NRA chief executive Wayne LaPierre's extravagant expenses.

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