New York Post

Snark fired at NRA lo$$

- Laura Italiano and Dante Jean

They’re sending their “Thoughts and Prayers” to the NRA.

The Twittersph­ere had a snarky response Saturday to the National Rifle Associatio­n’s claim that it’s going broke, responding by sending exactly the same cliche that gunloving politician­s use every time there’s another mass shooting.

“Don’t send money,” Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr tweeted. “Thoughts and prayers should suffice.”

The powerful, deeppocket­ed gun lobby — which gave a record $21 million to Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign — says it may soon be “unable to exist,” according court documents revealed Friday.

It’s blaming Gov. Cuomo for launching a “blacklisti­ng campaign” that goaded financial in- stitutions and insurers to cut their ties to the NRA.

Cuomo was among those to offer his tonguein-cheek condolence­s.

“If the @NRA goes bankrupt because of the State of New York, they’ll be in my thoughts and prayers,” he tweeted.

“I’ll see you in court,” he added, a reference to a federal lawsuit the NRA has filed against New York state.

“Thoughts and Prayers” have also been offered by comedian Chelsea Handler, activist Linda Sarsour and Rep. Brendan Boyle of Philadelph­ia.

Also Saturday, dozens of anti-NRA protesters rallied outside the lobbying group’s headquarte­rs in Fairfax, Va. — among them parents and survivors of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla.

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