national rifle association

English - Turkish

Definition of national rifle association in English Turkish dictionary: Ulusal Ateşli Silahlar Birliği; ulusal tüfek dernek

English - English

Definition of national rifle association in English English dictionary: US-based association that promotes shooting sports and upholds citizens' rights to possess firearms (also operates a political lobbying group that actively opposes gun control laws), NRA; the NRA a US organization that supports people's rights to buy and keep guns, and opposes attempts to change the laws and introduce more strict controls on guns. Governing organization for the sport of shooting with rifles and pistols. It was founded in Britain in 1860. The U.S. organization, formed in 1871, has a membership of some four million. Both the British and the U.S. groups sponsor regional and national shooting competitions and offer gun safety programs. The U.S. NRA, one of the most powerful political lobbies in the country, has vigorously opposed many legislative proposals for the control of firearms; a powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government; nra

national rifle association