NRA sues Los Angeles over disclosure law for contractors

An attendee speaks to representatives of the National Rifle Association (NRA) at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) annual meeting at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S., March 2, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

(Reuters) - The National Rifle Association sued Los Angeles on Wednesday over a new law requiring that contractors seeking to do business with the second most-populous U.S. city disclose their ties to the gun rights group.

In a complaint filed in Los Angeles federal court, the NRA said the law violates its free speech rights under the U.S. Constitution. Mayor Eric Garcetti was also named as a defendant.

The Los Angeles City Attorney's office did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)