Brief History Of The NRA
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The National Rifle Association in its simplest form is the largest
gun club in the world. The organization was founded in 1871 by former
Union Army officers to encourage sport shooting in order to have a fine
tuned militia in case of emergency. The Union officers believed that a
well regulated mi ....
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.... the NRA's directions is set by voting
members. The direction of the policies are carried out by a 75 member
board that is geographically distributed. The Board of Directors are
elected by secret ballot.2
Brady Act
The Brady Act was approved by Congress in November of 1993 and was
then signed into law by President Clinton later in the month. The act was
originally named for anti gun lobbyist Sarah Brady, and not for former
press secretary Jim Brady. It was through Jim Brady's support a ....
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