Oliver Laurence North is an American political commentator,television host,military historian,author,and retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel.
The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) is a gun rights advocacy group based in the United States. Founded in 1871 to advance rifle marksmanship,the modern NRA has become a prominent gun rights lobbying organization while continuing to teach firearm safety and competency. The organization also publishes several magazines and sponsors competitive marksmanship events. According to the NRA,it had nearly 5 million members as of December 2018,though that figure has not been independently confirmed.
Gun Owners of America (GOA) is a gun rights organization in the United States. It makes efforts to differentiate itself from the larger National Rifle Association (NRA) and has publicly criticized the NRA on multiple occasions for what it considers to be compromising on gun rights.
Wayne Robert LaPierre Jr. is an American gun rights lobbyist who was the CEO and executive vice president of the National Rifle Association of America (NRA),a position he held between 1991 and 2024.
David B. Kopel is an American author,attorney,gun rights advocate,and contributing editor to several publications.
Roy Emile Alfredo Innis was an American activist and politician. He was National Chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) from 1968 until his death.
American Rifleman is a United States-based monthly shooting and firearms interest publication,owned by the National Rifle Association of America (NRA). It is the 33rd-most-widely-distributed consumer magazine and the NRA's primary magazine. The magazine has its headquarters in Fairfax,Virginia.
The American Hunters and Shooters Association (AHSA) was a United States-based non-profit 501(c)(4) organization which operated from 2005 to 2010. The group described itself as a national grassroots organization for responsible gun ownership and advocated for increased gun control. The organization's president,Ray Schoenke,said the AHSA was intended to bridge the gap between urban liberals and rural gun owners,but closed down due to a lack of support from the Obama administration.
George Wood Wingate was an American lawyer,soldier,civil servant and organizer of rifle practice. During the Civil War he served in the New York National Guard which later encouraged him to promote marksmanship skills for American citizens. He was the co-founder,and later president,of the National Rifle Association of America.
Marion P. Hammer is an American gun advocate and lobbyist who was the first female president of the National Rifle Association of America (NRA),from 1995 to 1998.
Dudley W. Brown is an American gun rights lobbyist. He is the founder and president of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners and president of the National Association for Gun Rights.
The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) is a gun rights advocacy group in the United States. They maintain an affiliated PAC and a nonprofit legal foundation. Officially incorporated in Virginia on March 29,2000,NAGR was founded by Dudley Brown as a national companion organization to Rocky Mountain Gun Owners. NAGR is a rival of the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) and considers itself a more "conservative alternative" to the NRA. The group spends most of its energy attacking lawmakers deemed too soft on Second Amendment issues via direct mail,robocalls and low-cost television ads. The group has gained notoriety for its aggressive lobbying tactics and attack ads.
Bruce Eugene Westerman is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district. Previously,he served as member and the majority leader of the Arkansas House of Representatives.
The American Principles Project (APP) is a socially conservative 501(c)(4) think tank founded in 2009 by Robert P. George,Jeff Bell,and Francis P. Cannon. It is chaired by Sean Fieler. It is led by Terry Schilling,the son of the late former U.S. Representative Bobby Schilling. It has opposed Common Core standards and advocated for monetary reform by suggesting a return to the gold standard. The organization has an affiliated super PAC,the American Principles Project PAC,which spent nearly $4 million during the 2020 election cycle.
Harlon Bronson Carter was an American advocate for gun rights and a leader of the National Rifle Association of America. Carter's 1977 election as NRA Executive Vice President marked a turning point for the organization. During his tenure,from 1977 to 1985,he shifted the organization's focus from promoting marksmanship and sports shooting towards strident advocacy for less restrictive gun laws. Under Carter's leadership,the NRA became less compromising on gun rights issues. It also tripled its membership and gained considerable political influence.
The Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) is the political action committee (PAC) of the National Rifle Association of America (NRA). The Fund contributes money to political campaigns of candidates endorsed by the NRA.
Maria Valeryevna Butina is a Russian politician,political activist,journalist,and former entrepreneur who was convicted in 2018 of acting as an unregistered foreign agent of Russia within the United States.
Chris McNutt is an American conservative activist and gun rights lobbyist who has advocated for "permitless carry" legislation,also known as "Constitutional Carry." He is the president of Texas Gun Rights,a state affiliate of the National Association for Gun Rights.
The Revolt at Cincinnati was a change in the National Rifle Association of America's (NRA) leadership and organizational policy which took place at the group's 1977 annual convention in Cincinnati,Ohio. Led by former NRA president Harlon Carter and gun lobbyist Neal Knox,the movement ended the tenure of Maxwell Rich as executive vice-president of the NRA and introduced new organizational bylaws. The Revolt at Cincinnati has been cited as a turning point in the NRA's history,marking a move away from the group's focus on "hunting,conservation,and marksmanship" and towards defending the right to keep and bear arms.
