Evolution of the NRA
(01/12/17 12:03am)
Roughly six years after the end of the Civil War, Col. William C. Church and Gen. George Wingate founded the National Rifle Association. They were Union veterans who were frustrated with their troops’ weak shooting skills. Because of this, they created the NRA as a nonprofit organization after being granted a charter by the state of New York, in hopes that it would help improve shooting knowledge and skills.