Audit of NRA May Review Use of Funds From Charity

The Washington Post;  June 13, 1995 ;     700+ words ......by a charitable affiliate, the NRA Foundation, to make contributions to political...educational" goals to which the NRA Foundation is committed. Political donations...donate money to charities like the NRA Foundation can claim a deduction on their...

MidwayUSA contributes $160,000 to Friends of NRA.(Industry news)

Shooting Industry;  August 1, 2006 ;     214 words ......first committee for Friends of NRA was established in 1992 by...paved the way for Friends of NRA to hold over 8,000 events...end of this year. Friends of NRA and The NRA Foundation are grateful for the generous...For more information on The NRA Foundation or Friends of ...

Kimber donates big to NRA.(VIEWS, NEWS AND REVIEWS)

Guns Magazine;  November 1, 2008 ;     171 words ......of the largest donations in NRA Foundation history, some $600,000 of fine...to be utilized by both the NRA Foundation and Friends of NRA program. Given the enthusiasm with which NRA members support their organization...important time to support the NRA, said Kimber CEO Leslie ...

Many United Ways Object To Acting as NRA Conduit

Chicago Sun-Times;  November 4, 1993 ;     432 words ......better place for the money." The NRA Foundation, the NRA's fund-raising arm, said...American Hunter magazines, the NRA Foundation included pull-out cards asking...director of donor marketing for the NRA Foundation in Fairfax, Va., said checks have...

NRA Seeks Donations Through United Way

Chicago Sun-Times;  November 5, 1993 ;     413 words ......better place for the money." The NRA Foundation, the NRA's fund-raising arm, says...American Hunter magazines, the NRA Foundation included pull-out cards asking...director of donor marketing for the NRA Foundation in Fairfax, Va., said checks have...

Brownell gives $253,000 to NRA.(Industry news)

Shooting Industry;  March 1, 2006 ;     215 words ......Brownell presented $253,000 to The NRA Foundation's Law Enforcement Endowment...combined contributions to the NRA to over $1.3 million. On behalf...for your generous support of NRA's educational programs, and...when the concept of funding NRA programs through endowments...

How NRA ousted congressman four months after he voted to ban assault...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  December 1, 1994 ;     700+ words ......ban 19 assault weapons. In the eyes of the NRA, a congressman could commit no greater sin...McCurdy from a state that loves guns, the NRA had backed him in earlier elections. A little...for the Senate. Almost immediately, six NRA billboards went up in Tulsa and Oklahoma...

NRA foundation reaches $100 million milestone.(VIEWS, NEWS AND REVIEWS:...

Guns Magazine;  November 1, 2007 ;     184 words ......Association sister organization, The NRA Foundation, recently awarded a grant of...marks a major milestone for The NRA Foundation. Since the first grant was awarded in 1992, The NRA Foundation has touched hundreds of thousands...

NRA Severs Its Ties With Olympic Team

The Washington Post;  March 15, 1994 ;     580 words ......ending years of arguments over whether the NRA used the athletes for promotional purposes...Friday unanimously recommending that the NRA's official sponsorship be revoked. The five-member panel said that the NRA has exerted too much control over the independent...

Milestone reached by NRA's Eddie Eagle.(INDUSTRY NEWS)

Law Enforcement Technology;  April 1, 2008 ;     70 words ......Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program, the National Rifle Association's (NRA) gun accident prevention program for children, has reached 21 million children since 1988. Funds raised through Friends of NRA and distributed through The NRA Foundation enable budget-strapped schools and police departments to ...

Nonpolitical NRA arm backs gun sports, kids' programs

The Gazette;  September 26, 2007 ;     497 words ......dinner last week to raise money for the NRA Foundation, the nonpolitical wing of the gun...one of 4.3 million members of the NRA, one of the most powerful and effective...the activist political arm of the NRA. No political speeches or campaign...

Republicans seem muzzled when it comes to the NRA

The Boston Globe;  May 17, 1995 ;     698 words ......President Bush renounced his membership in the NRA. Bush was outraged at a fund-raising letter...Sunday, Bush continued his attack on the NRA tactics. He told graduates of the College...majority leader Bob Dole said he will keep his NRA membership. Other candidates have maintained...

NRA Prepares for Convention in Houston

AP Online;  April 15, 2005 ;     481 words ......Workers set up the exhibits for the annual NRA convention Thursday, April 14, 2005, in...Second Amendment," said Wayne LaPierre, the NRA's executive vice president. "It's the heartland...rock star Ted Nugent. LaPierre and other NRA officials are expected to tout recent successes...

Firing on the NRA

The Washington Post;  June 5, 1992 ;     414 words ......Association. They have taken aim at the NRA's dominant, if not domineering role, in...settled the old-fashioned way - he took on the NRA directly. The athletes, on the other hand...shooting becomes more independent of the NRA's political agenda, then the salvos have...

NRA aims to boost national campaign

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  August 13, 2000 ;     700+ words ...NRA aims to boost national campaign Group threatens to oust lawmakers who vote for tougher gun restrictions...the National Rifle Association, has turned the gray-haired Robertson into a loyal foot soldier for the NRA and its approved candidates. The NRA can use people like Robertson, and it does. Trained at ...