National Association for Gun Rights
Logo of National Association for Gun Rights
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| Formation | March 29, 2000 |
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| Legal status | 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization |
| Headquarters | Windsor, Colorado |
| David Warrington | |
| Dudley Brown | |
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Vice President of Political Affairs
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Zach Lautenschlager |
| Jacob Leis | |
| Subsidiaries | Front Range Enterprises and Communications |
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Revenue (2014)
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$12,451,900 |
| Expenses (2014) | $12,473,252 |
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Employees (2014)
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64 |
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Volunteers (2014)
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0 |
| Mission | To educate gun owners about state and federal legislation that affects their gun rights; to assist the growing movement of state-level grassroots gun-rights organizations; and to help organize grassroots lobbying on state and federal legislation. |
| Website | www |
The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) is a conservative gun rights advocacy group in the United States. They maintain an affiliated PAC and a non-profit legal foundation. Officially incorporated in Virginia on March 29, 2000, NAGR was founded by Dudley Brown as a national companion organization to Rocky Mountain Gun Owners. NAGR is a rival of the National Rifle Association and considers itself the "conservative alternative" to the NRA. The group spends most of its energy attacking lawmakers deemed too soft on Second Amendment issues via direct mail, robocalls and low-cost television ads. The group has gained notoriety for its aggressive lobbying tactics and attack ads.
National Association for Gun Rights is opposed to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. The organization is also opposed to legislative actions on high-capacity magazines. National Association for Gun Rights opposes efforts led by Citizens for Self-Governance to call a convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution to rein in the powers of the federal government.
When a vacancy arose in the Colorado State Legislature in 2012, NAGR supported Tim Neville over State Representative Jim Kerr, whom they felt was not sufficiently supportive of Second Amendment rights.
In 2012, National Association for Gun Rights sued the state of Montana over state laws that may require the organization to register as a political committee prior to mailing postcards critical of Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock's record on gun rights. According to the IRS, "a section 501(c)(4)... may engage in some political activities, so long as that is not its primary activity." National Association for Gun Rights' request for a preliminary injunction was denied in October. Bullock was elected Governor the following month.
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