National Association for Gun Rights

National Association for Gun Rights, Inc.
FormationMarch 29, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-03-29)[1]
54-2015951[2]
Legal status501(c)(4) nonprofit organization[2]
HeadquartersLoveland, Colorado
Membership
4.5 million (claimed)[3]
David Warrington[2]
Dudley Brown[2]
Ryan Flugaur[4]
Vice President
Steve Humphery[4]
Revenue (2014)
$12,451,900[2]
Expenses (2014)$12,473,252[2]
Employees (2014)
64[2]
Websitenationalgunrights.org

The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) is a gun rights advocacy group in the United States.[5][6] They maintain an affiliated PAC and a nonprofit legal foundation. Officially incorporated in Virginia on March 29, 2000,[1] NAGR was founded by Dudley Brown as a national companion organization to Rocky Mountain Gun Owners.[7][8] NAGR is a rival to the more moderate National Rifle Association of America (NRA) and considers itself to be a more "conservative alternative" to the NRA. The group spends most of its energy focused on lawmakers and moderates who are deemed too compromising on Second Amendment issues. This is achieved via direct mail, robocalls and low-cost television ads.[9] The group has gained notoriety for its lobbying tactics and attack ads.[10]

  1. ^ a b "National Association for Gun Rights, Inc". Virginia State Corporation Commission. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". National Association for Gun Rights, Inc. Guidestar. December 31, 2014.
  3. ^ "About Us".
  4. ^ a b "Staff". National Association for Gun Rights.
  5. ^ Schouten, Fredreka (May 2, 2013). "Ultra-conservative gun group outspends NRA on lobbying". USA Today. Archived from the original on May 2, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  6. ^ Corn, David (April 21, 2015). "Cruz Campaign Accuses Paul and Rubio of Wimping Out on Gun Rights After Newtown". Mother Jones. Archived from the original on April 21, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  7. ^ O'Conell, Vanessa (April 19, 2010). "Gun Advocates Open a New Front:Saying NRA Isn't Imaginative, Splinter Groups Seek More Aggressive Tactics". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on March 28, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  8. ^ Richardson, Valerie (April 20, 2015). "Colorado gun advocates in firefight over raising magazine limits to 30 rounds". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on April 21, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  9. ^ Stokols, Eli (April 9, 2015). "The truth about the NRA's snub of Rand Paul". Politico. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  10. ^ Childress, Sarah (December 10, 2013). "How the Gun-Rights Lobby Won After Newtown". Frontline. PBS. Archived from the original on December 3, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2016.