National Rifle Association of America

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Date published 2021-11-03
Curation date 2021-11-03
Curator Dr. Victoria A. Stuart, Ph.D.
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Summary The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) is a gun rights   advocacy group based in the United States. Founded in 1871 to advance rifle marksmanship, the modern NRA has become a prominent gun rights lobbying organization. From mid-to-late 1970s, the NRA has become increasingly more criticized by gun control and gun rights advocacy groups, political commentators, and politicians. On August 6, 2020, the New York Attorney General, Letitia James, filed a civil lawsuit against the NRA, alleging fraud, financial misconduct, and misuse of charitable funds by some of its executives and calling for the dissolution of the NRA.
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National Rifle Association of America
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Corporate Information
 
Name National Rifle Association of America
Abbreviation NRA
Founded 1871-11-17
Founders
Type 501(c)(4) organization
Tax ID No. 53-0116130
Focus
Location Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S.A.
Headquarters Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.A.
Areas served United States
CEO Wayne Robert LaPierre, Jr.
President Carolyn Dodgen Meadows
Executive Vice President Wayne Robert LaPierre, Jr.
Known for
Controversies
Services
  • Gun-related education
  • Lobbying
  • Magazine publisher
  • Membership organization
method
Membership ~5.5 million (self-reported)
Revenue 2018: $412,233,508
Expenses 2018: $423,034,158
Subsidiaries
  • NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund
  • NRA Foundation
  • NRA Special Contribution Fund
  • NRA Freedom Action Foundation
  • NRA Institute for Legislative Action
  • NRA Political Victory Fund
Political position Right-wing to far-right
Ideology
Shared ideologies
Affiliations
Associations
Website home.NRA.org/
Contents

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  • Background

    The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) is a gun rights   advocacy group based in the United States. Founded in 1871 to advance rifle marksmanship, the modern NRA has become a prominent gun rights lobbying organization while continuing to teach firearm safety and competency. The organization also publishes several magazines and sponsors competitive marksmanship events. According to the NRA, it had nearly 5 million members as of December 2018, though that figure has not been independently confirmed.

    Observers and lawmakers see the NRA as one of the three most influential advocacy groups in Washington, D.C. The NRA Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) is its lobbying division, which manages its Political Action Committee (PAC), the Political Victory Fund. Over its history the organization has influenced legislation, participated in or initiated lawsuits, and endorsed or opposed various candidates at local, state, and federal levels. Some notable lobbying efforts by the NRA-ILA are the Firearm Owners Protection Act, which lessened restrictions of the Gun Control Act of 1968, and the Dickey Amendment, which blocks the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from using federal funds to advocate for gun control.

    From mid-to-late 1970s,the NRA has become increasingly more criticized by gun control and gun rights advocacy groups, political commentators, and politicians. The organization has been the focus of intense criticism in the aftermath of high-profile shootings, such as the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting and the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, after which they suggested adding armed security guards to schools. On August 6, 2020, the New York Attorney General, Letitia Ann "Tish" James,   filed a civil lawsuit against the NRA, alleging fraud, financial misconduct, and misuse of charitable funds by some of its executives and calling for the dissolution of the NRA.


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  • Wayne Robert LaPierre, Jr. [Wayne LaPierre]

  • See main article: Wayne Robert LaPierre, Jr..

  • Additional Reading

  • [MotherJones.com, 2021-11-22] The Dangerous Impact of the NRA's "Guns Everywhere" Law on Airport Security.  Gunfire at a TSA checkpoint in Atlanta was just the latest alarming incident.

  • [NPR.org, 2021-11-09] A secret tape made after Columbine shows the National Rifle Association (NRA)'s evolution on school shootings.  Charlton Heston, then president of the NRA, meets with fellow leaders Wayne LaPierre and Jim Baker [James Jay Baker - no Wikipedia entry - the emNRA's top congressional lobbyist] on April 30, 1999, ahead of the emNRA's annual meeting in Denver. Around the same time, leaders discussed how to respond to the shooting at Columbine High School in nearby Littleton, Colo. More than 20 years later, NPR has obtained secret recordings of those conversations.

  • [Vox.com, 2021-11-03] The NRA had a very good day in the Supreme Court.  There appear to be at least five votes to significantly expand the Second Amendment.


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