National Rifle Association (United Kingdom)

National Rifle Association
AbbreviationNRA
Established1859; 165 years ago (1859)
TypeSports governing body
HeadquartersBisley Camp, Brookwood, Woking, GU24 0NY
Location
  • United Kingdom
Patron
Charles III[1]
Chairman
David Lacey
Secretary-General
Andrew Mercer
Websitenra.org.uk

The National Rifle Association (NRA) is the governing body for full bore rifle and pistol shooting sports in the United Kingdom. The Association was founded in 1859 with the founding aim of raising funds for an annual national rifle meeting to improve standards of marksmanship. Today the NRA continues this objective as well as organising civilian target shooting and selecting British teams to contest the ICFRA World Championships. The National Shooting Centre at Bisley is a wholly owned subsidiary of the association.[2]

  1. ^ "Royal Patronage – National Rifle Association". NRA News. National Rifle Association. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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