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In 1934, the National Rifle Association created a Legislative Affairs Division and testified in front of Congress in support of the first substantial federal gun control legislation in the US, the National Firearms Act. [89] The Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA), the lobbying branch of the NRA, was established in 1975.
The NRA could maintain a sense of national interest against private interests only so long as the spirit of national crisis prevailed. As it faded, restriction-minded businessmen moved into a decisive position of authority. By delegating power over price and production to trade associations, the NRA created a series of private economic governments.
President of the National Rifle Association of America Incumbent Bob Barr since 2024 Term length 1 year Inaugural holder Ambrose Burnside Formation November 17, 1871 Salary Unpaid The position of president of the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) is a symbolic figurehead role, which dates back to the organization's foundation in New York on November 17, 1871. Founded by George Wood ...
The gun rights group, which has long faced criticism for its spending, now faces tough financial choices amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Roughly 20% of US presidents have, at some point, been members of the National Rifle Association. Since the NRA's founding in 1871, nine of the following 28 presidents were NRA members.
LaPierre was a long-standing employee of the NRA — first joining the organization as a lobbyist in 1978—before becoming its unlikely executive vice president in 1991, when he also became the ...
Marion P. Hammer (born April 26, 1939) is an American gun advocate and lobbyist who was the first female president of the National Rifle Association of America (NRA), from 1995 to 1998. Hammer has been an influential NRA lobbyist since the 1970s, and is credited with influencing many of Florida's gun laws, including the 2005 Stand your ground ...
The NRA said it has terminated those who took advantage of the group and has ushered in a fresh slate of leaders, including a new chief compliance officer, an internal auditor and a new president.