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

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

As a congressman, Walz regularly voted in favour of gun rights and against many gun control measures, winning the praise of the pro-gun National Rifle Association.

From BBC

This week, the diminished National Rifle Association is facing an ongoing corruption trial in New York, with no events or speakers on the RNC schedule.

From Salon

Both are better funded and have secured key endorsements, including the National Rifle Association and Ohio Right to Life, as well as some East Palestine officials.

From Seattle Times

That led Robinson to a National Rifle Association board position and being elected the state’s first Black lieutenant governor in 2020 in his first bid for public office.

From Seattle Times