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NRA history

By blamour11

  • Founding

    Founding
    NRA was founded in 1871

  • Elected first corporate officer

    Elected first corporate officer

  • NRA assembles a team

    NRA assembles a team
    A team is assembled to take a British team in a competition

  • Union training range opens

    Union training range opens
    Training range for union soldiers opens

  • U.S. Congress created the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice in 1901

    U.S. Congress created the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice in 1901

  • U.S. Congress created the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice

    U.S. Congress created the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice

  • the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NRA) became the first federal gun-control law passed in the U.S.

    the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NRA) became the first federal gun-control law passed in the U.S.

  • The NRA supported the NFA along with the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA)

    The NRA supported the NFA along with the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA)

  • the organization expanded its membership by focusing heavily on political issues and forming coalitions with conservative politicians, most of them Republicans.

    the organization expanded its membership by focusing heavily on political issues and forming coalitions with conservative politicians, most of them Republicans.

  • Knox's supporters were elected to the board and named staff lobbyist Wayne LaPierre as the executive vice president.

    Knox's supporters were elected to the board and named staff lobbyist Wayne LaPierre as the executive vice president.