National Rifle Association

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
NRA
Pronunciation
/ˈnæʃənəl ˈraɪfəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
Military

Examples in Context

  1. Backed by the National Rifle association, the Bush administration has been cool toward gun control measures.
  2. The lobbying power of the National Rifle Association(NRA) is part of the problem, but only a small part.
  3. The National Rifle Association(NRA) says taggants in gunpowder might act like a match struck near gasoline.
  4. A decade later, after lobbying by the National Rifle Association(NRA), that ban was allowed to expire.
  5. The top lobbyist for the National Rifle Association(NRA) said the terrorist watch list has poor integrity.

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