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National Rifle Association (view source)
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[[Image:National Rifle Association logo.png|National Rifle Association logo|thumb|250px]]
[[Image:National Rifle Association logo.png|National Rifle Association logo|thumb|250px]]
The '''National Rifle Association''' (or '''NRA''') is a human rights advocacy organization of Americans who are interested in shooting sports. It runs training classes in gun use and safety, and publishes magazines of interest to gun owners. It is also dedicated to protecting Americans' [[Second Amendment]] rights.
The '''National Rifle Association''' (or '''NRA''') is a human rights advocacy organization of Americans who are interested in shooting sports. It runs training classes in gun use and safety, and publishes magazines of interest to gun owners. It is also dedicated to protecting Americans' [[Second Amendment]] rights.
The NRA was founded after the [[American Civil War]] by former Union soldiers seeking to improve the shooting skills of the population at large.
The NRA was founded after the [[American Civil War]] by former Union soldiers seeking to improve the shooting skills of the population at large.
The NRA is non-partisan and has endorsed both [[Republican Party|Republicans]] and [[Democratic Party|Democrats]].
The NRA claims non-partisan and has endorsed more often than not [[Republican Party|Republicans]] rather than [[Democratic Party|Democrats]].
<h2>Assault weapon ban of 1994</h2>
In 2004 the NRA successfully opposed renewal of the federal assault weapons ban of 1994, which banned many features of certain semiautomatic rifles and certain types of removable magazines, against a campaign to make the ban permanent and expand it. The ban expired at midnight, September 13, 2004.
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