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National Rifle Association facts for kids

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NRA Virginia HQ
NRA headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia

The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) is an American nonprofit organization. It fights for gun rights. It was founded in 1871.

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  • William Conant Church

    William Conant Church, one of the NRA's founders

  • Ambrose Burnside State House portrait

    Ambrose Burnside, Union Army general, Governor of Rhode Island, and first president of the NRA

  • PresidentUSGrantVignette

    Ulysses S. Grant served as President of the NRA from 1883 (six years after he left office) to 1884

  • Dana Loesch 2

    Spokesperson Dana Loesch speaking at the Tea Party Patriots American Policy Summit in 2011

  • National March on the NRA 8040026

    The "National March on the NRA" in August 2018

  • Press Conference

    Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA) speaking at an event for Mayors Against Illegal Guns

  • 2018.03.24 March for Our Lives, Washington, DC USA 4616 (39185981580)

    March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C., on March 24, 2018

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Asociación Nacional del Rifle para niños

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