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National Rifle Association

Elaih Wagan, a 3-year-old from Austin, Texas is recognized as the youngest lifetime member by Wayne LaPierre(R), executive vice president of the National Rifle Association(NRA), during the142nd annual convention at the George R. Brown Convention Center May 4, 2013 in Houston, Texas. Wagan's grandfather purchased a lifetime membership as a gift for the little girl.

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    15-year-old daughter due to a tragic accident.I am a licensed handgun owner and will be forever a supporter of the National Rifle Association and my Second Amendment rights. For politicians to constantly parade the Newtown families in front of the media to   Read more »

  • Compromise on gun background checks announced in Senate

    package to the floor for debate.Separately, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) announced he has reached a compromise with the National Rifle Association on the bill he's sponsoring with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) to ban straw purchases and gun trafficking. His   Read more »

  • Senate gun bills still lack GOP support

    inside and outside the Senate, as gun-control groups try to match and exceed the legendary political muscle of the National Rifle Association and other gun-rights groups.The NRA spent $16.6 million on television advertising in the 2012 election cycle, including   Read more »

  • Letter: Background checks for gun buyers

    is becoming clear that executive director Wayne LaPierre and the National Rifle Association do not represent responsible U.S. American gun owners and sports enthusiasts ["Bloomberg's loaded for NRA ," Editorial, March 26].Poll after poll makes it obvious that   Read more »

  • Dickerson: Will Mayor Michael Bloomberg's anti-gun crusade backfire?

    Is Michael Bloomberg helping or hurting his cause?When the New York mayor's organization, Mayor's Against Illegal Guns, launched its $12 million advertising campaign to pressure lawmakers into supporting gun control legislation, the negative reaction from   Read more »

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About National Rifle Association

The National Rifle Association, or NRA, is a non-profit group dedicated to the protection of the Second Amendment of the United States Bill of Rights and the promotion of firearm ownership rights, marksmanship, firearm safety, and the protection of hunting and self-defense in the United States. It was established in New York in 1871 by William Conant Church and George Wood Wingate as the American Rifle Association. The NRA sponsors firearm safety training courses, as well as marksmanship events featuring shooting skills and sports. The NRA is sometimes said to be the single most powerful non-profit organization in the United States. It bases its political activity on the principle that gun ownership is a civil liberty protected by the Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights, and claims to be the oldest continuously operating civil liberties organization in the United States. According to its website, the NRA has "more than four million members."

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