National Rifle Association
1871
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Col. William C. Church
1871 co-founder of the National Rifle Association
– 1872 Second president of the National Rifle Association
– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Conant_Church
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Gen. George Wingate
1871 co-founder of the National Rifle Association
– 1886 to 1900 president of the National Rifle Association
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Gen. Ambrose Burnside
1871 NRA’s first President
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Harlon Carter
1951 joined the National Board of the NRA
– 1965-1967 served as NRA president from
– 1975-1976 served as director of the NRA’s lobbying arm
– 1977-1985 served as NRA Executive Vice President
Carter replaced Maxwell Rich as Executive Vice President
– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlon_Carter
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Neal Knox
– 1977 The NRA Cincinnati Revolt
– 1978-1982 Executive Director of NRA Institute for Legislative Action (ILA)
– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Knox
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Marion P. Hammer
- 1970s – Present – NRA lobbyist from Florida
- 1988 – creator of the NRA Eddie Eagle Program
- 1995 to 1998 – 1st female president of the National Rifle Association NRA
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Wayne LaPierre
– joined the NRA in 1977
– Since 1991, he has served as executive vice president and chief executive officer of the National Rifle Association (NRA)
– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_LaPierre
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Chris W. Cox
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April 2002 – 2019 executive director of the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA)
– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_W._Cox