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www .nramuseum .org. The NRA National Firearms Museum is a museum located at the NRA Headquarters Building in Fairfax County, Virginia. Approximated 2,500 guns are displayed in 15,000 square feet. The NRA National Firearms Museum is operated by the Museums Division of the National Rifle Association of America (NRA), with partial funding ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 September 2024. American nonprofit organization For other uses, see National Rifle Association (disambiguation). National Rifle Association of America Headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia Founded November 17, 1871 ; 152 years ago (1871-11-17) Founder William Conant Church George Wood Wingate Founded at ...
The range was established after the New York Legislature and the newly formed National Rifle Association of America (NRA) collaborated in 1872 to acquire 70 acres of farmland from Bernardus Hendrickson Creed (1811–1889) [2] for long-distance rifle shooting and the holding of shooting competitions.
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, [1][2] which dates back to the organization's foundation in New York on November 17, 1871. [3] Founded by George Wood Wingate and William Conant Church, two Union veterans ...
In a bizarre statement Friday, the NRA, which has its physical headquarters in Fairfax, Va., said the plan “involves utilizing the protection of the bankruptcy court.” ...
NRA Precision Pistol. Kimber Raptor with a paper target, 91-1X score. NRA Precision Pistol, formerly known as NRA Conventional Pistol, [1] is a national bullseye shooting discipline organized in the United States by the National Rifle Association of America. Emphasis is on accuracy and precision, and participants shoot handguns at paper targets ...
Wayne LaPierre. Wayne Robert LaPierre Jr. (born November 8, 1949) is an American gun rights lobbyist who was the CEO and executive vice president of the National Rifle Association of America (NRA), a position he held between 1991 and 2024. On January 5, 2024, the NRA posted on X that LaPierre would resign from his position on January 31.
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.