National Rifle Association

Cultural  

1. An organization that acts as a powerful lobby against governmental restrictions on the private ownership of guns. NRA supporters argue that “guns don't kill people; people kill people.” They often cite the Second Amendment to the Constitution, which states: “A well-regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”

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Example Sentences

This is not to defend Goetz, a crank from whom even the National Rifle Association backed away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

The National Rifle Association called Essayli's remarks "dangerous and wrong."

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

“The rubicon has been crossed,” wrote Dana Loesch, the former spokesperson for the National Rifle Association.

From Slate • Sep. 10, 2025

But there is one recent decision where the court was unanimous in its ruling, perhaps because its holding should not be controversial: National Rifle Association v.

From Salon • Jun. 24, 2025

An example of this plate, on a belt, formed part of a cased Sharps rifle outfit displayed at the 1960 National Rifle Association meeting in Washington, D.C.

From American Military Insignia 1800-1851 by Campbell, J. Duncan