ctdonath
Member
Sent an email to the NRA (per the indicated address on the referred-to thread). Here's the reply:
Someone know who to ACTUALLY contact to join in this case?Thank you for your inquiry. In 1978, the NRA Board of Directors established the NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund to become involved in court cases establishing legal precedents in favor of gun owners. To accomplish this, the Fund provides legal and financial assistance to selected individuals and organizations defending the right to keep and bear arms. If a case is of a certain character, it is possible to receive funding through the NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund.
There is an established procedure for determining whether to fund a case. Applications for assistance must be submitted by an attorney for discretionary review by the trustees of the Fund. The NRA Office of General Counsel does not have an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Georgia. However, we do have an attorney referral service available to NRA Members. We can provide NRA Members with the name and contact information of an attorney(s) licensed to practice law in Georgia. If you would like to take advantage of our attorney referral, you may contact us at 703.267.1250. While we are ethically allowed to make such a referral, please note that fee arrangements and expenses are the personal responsibility of the individual seeking legal advice, and that the NRA does not make any specific recommendation or representation of expertise on the part of the attorney to whom the member is referred.
The NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund is a not-for-profit entity established under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and has specified guidelines for submission of cases. Cases presenting compelling, unsettled, or new issues of law are of special interest to the Fund. The trustees normally meet three times a year: in the late spring, fall, and winter. The Fund will next meet on September 15, 2006. A request by an attorney for litigation funding should be submitted not later than 30 days prior to the meeting in which the request is to be considered. Late submissions will be considered only upon emergency.
Requests should include, at a minimum, the following information:
1. Legal or constitutional issue(s) to be resolved and its significance;
2. Summary of the facts;
3. Background of the litigants or other parties;
4. Summary of past and projected administrative and legal proceedings;
5. Projected costs of litigation for the different stages of the case and an explanation of the basis for such projected costs, including hourly attorney fees and
projected number of hours;
6. Other sources of funding and amounts received and requested;
7. Probability of obtaining a favorable result and basis for conclusion; and
8. Probability of obtaining an award of attorney's fees and costs should the applicant prevail in the litigation.
The Fund shall not return submitted material. Therefore, originals should not be sent. Also, privileged attorney-client materials should not be sent. The attorney shall send to the secretary copies of the following items as soon as they become available: (1) all pleadings, memoranda, and briefs filed by all parties, and (2) all court orders, opinions, and decisions. In addition, a recipient of funding shall reimburse the Fund, to the extent of Fund involvement, if costs or attorney's fees are awarded. Furthermore, a recipient of funding agrees to have his or her likeness and case used for fund-raising by the Fund as a condition for receiving financial support. Further information can be found at www.nradefensefund.org. In addition, the Fund may be contacted by E-mail at [email protected].
Requests should be submitted to:
NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund
11250 Waples Mill Rd.
Fairfax, VA 22030
Sincerely,
NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund
