The Second Amendment Foundation, its founder Alan Gottlieb, and several other affiliated organizations initially sued Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson in federal court over the investigation in May. This week, the organization moved the lawsuit to state court, where they believe they’ll get a quicker resolution.
In a complaint filed Monday in King County Superior Court, the organizations claim that Ferguson’s office has investigated them for over two years but has provided little and inconsistent information about what the investigation is about. They also say the AG’s office has required the organizations to turn over “tens of thousands” of pages of documents. The lawsuit claims the organizations have spent over $100,000 on legal services.
In response to questions from The Seattle Times, the AG’s office said it was obligated to investigate and enforce laws barring self-dealing and “illegal misappropriation of charitable donations.”
