The gun lobby's winning record has done little to make its members less angry. The National Rifle Association (NRA), a deep-pocketed group with 5m members, accuses Barack Obama's administration of a relentless assault on the constitutional right of citizens to keep and bear arms.
Dismayed by the lack of marksmanship shown by their troops, Union veterans Col. William C. Church and Gen. George Wingate formed the National Rifle Association in 1871. The primary goal of the association would be to "promote and encourage rifle shooting on a scientific basis," according to a magazine editorial written by Church.
As the firearms industry's trade association, the National Shooting Sports Foundation works to promote, protect and preserve hunting and the shooting sports.
The gun lobby's winning record has done little to make its members less angry. The National Rifle Association (NRA), a deep-pocketed group with 5m members, accuses Barack Obama's administration of a relentless assault on the constitutional right of citizens to keep and bear arms.
Dismayed by the lack of marksmanship shown by their troops, Union veterans Col. William C. Church and Gen. George Wingate formed the National Rifle Association in 1871. The primary goal of the association would be to "promote and encourage rifle shooting on a scientific basis," according to a magazine editorial written by Church.
As the firearms industry's trade association, the National Shooting Sports Foundation works to promote, protect and preserve hunting and the shooting sports.
