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National Association for Gun Rights
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Basic facts
Location:Fairfax, Va.
Type:501(c)(4)
Top official:Dudley Brown, President
Website:Official website

The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) is a 501(c)(4) organization that says its mission is “[e]mpowering Americans to stand for freedom and defend their inalienable right to keep and bear arms.” NAGR describes itself as the “nation’s largest no-compromise defenders of the Second Amendment” and says it “works to defeat the radical anti-gun agenda through grassroots activism.”[1]

NAGR is affiliated with the political action committee NAGR-PAC and the super PAC Gun Rights America.

Mission

In 2013 tax documents, the National Association for Gun Rights listed their mission statement as follows:[2]

“ As an advocacy group, the National Association for Gun Right's [sic] (NAGR) purpose is to educate gun owners and gun rights' [sic] supporters on firearms issues both at the local and federal level. NAGR assists the growing movement of state level grassroots gun rights organizations, as well as, organizing grassroots advocacy at every level within the United States.[3] ”

Work

As of July 2020, the NAGR website listed the group's two key issues as opposing red flag bills, which it described as bills that “call for legally owned firearms to be forcibly confiscated from law-abiding Americans without due process, based on unsubstantiated accusations …” and supporting constitutional carry, which it defined as “the basic principle that if you are legally eligible to purchase a firearm, you should be able to carry that weapon, concealed, for self-defense without government ‘permission.’”[4][5]

The organization says of itself, "Accepting NO COMPROMISE on the issue of gun control, NAGR works tirelessly to hold politicians accountable for their anti-gun views."[6] In 2015, the Colorado State Legislature considered amending a 2013 law that limited magazines to 15 rounds. The 2015 legislature wanted to increase the limit to 30 rounds. The group's president, Dudley Brown, rejected the notion on the grounds that there should be no limit at all.[7] NAGR has produced ads that oppose candidates who do not support their stances, including candidates who have been endorsed by the National Rifle Association. In the 2015 Republican primary elections in Virginia, NAGR sent out a mailer opposing Virginia Speaker of the House Bill Howell (R). The mailer said, "Speaker Bill Howell thinks you should be left vulnerable to armed thugs and rapists!"[8] According to USA Today, NAGR "casts itself as the conservative alternative to the NRA on Second Amendment issues."[9]

Leadership

As of November 2024, the website for NAGR listed the following individuals as staff members for the organization:[10]

  • Dudley Brown, President
  • Steve Humphrey, Vice president
  • Ryan Flugaur, Vice president
  • Hannah Hill, Vice president
  • Laura Zbozien, Director, marketing
  • Gary Miller, Director, development
  • Miranda Muncy, Director, human resources
  • Taylor Rhodes, Director, communications
  • Hunter King, Director, political operations
  • Ryan Norton, Director, finance
  • Dustin Curtis, Director, state affairs

Finances

The following is a breakdown of the National Association for Gun Rights' revenues and expenses for the 2011 to 2013 fiscal years:

Annual revenue and expenses for the National Association for Gun Rights, 2011–2013
Tax Year Total Revenue Total Expenses
2013[2] $16,432,656 $15,081,169
2012[11] $7,124,924 $6,079,157
2011[12] $3,760,097 $3,850,024

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Facebook, "National Association for Gun Rights," accessed July 8, 2020
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Guidestar, "National Association for Gun Rights IRS Form 990 (2013)," accessed January 20, 2016
  3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. ↑ National Association for Gun Rights, "Red Flag Gun Confiscation," accessed July 8, 2020
  5. ↑ National Association for Gun Rights, "Constitutional Carry," accessed July 8, 2020
  6. ↑ National Association for Gun Rights, "About Us," accessed July 19, 2020
  7. ↑ Greeley Tribune, "Caldara: Stand up to Dudley Brown's gun-rights bullying," May 6, 2015
  8. ↑ The Washington Post, "Gun rights group targets Virginia’s House speaker with graphic mailer," June 6, 2015
  9. ↑ USA Today, "Ultra-conservative gun group outspends NRA on lobbying," May 2, 2013
  10. ↑ National Association for Gun Rights, "Staff," accessed August 29, 2024
  11. ↑ Guidestar, "The National Association for Gun Rights IRS Form 990 (2012)," accessed January 20, 2016
  12. ↑ Guidestar, "The National Association for Gun Rights IRS Form 990 (2011)," accessed January 20, 2016
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