The NRA was incorporated in 1871 to provide firearms training and encourage interest in the shooting sports. NRA structure includes divisions representing our firearm safety effort, firearms training, law enforcement programs, junior shooting activities, women's issues, hunter services, recreational shooting, competitions, gun collecting, and defense of the Second Amendment -- without which all of the above would be impossible. NRA staff works with such diverse groups as the Boy Scouts of America, 4-H clubs, The American Legion, VFW, hunting and shooting clubs, schools and law enforcement organizations.
NRA members are Americans in the finest patriotic sense. They believe in the Constitution and uphold its tenets. They believe in fairness, equality, and the law. They actively pursue some of this country's oldest and finest traditions, including hunting and recreational shooting. They work hard to support law enforcement and fight hard to keep special interest groups from infringing on our Second Amendment rights.
