Wayne LaPierre, NRA executive vice president and CEO, attends the NRA annual meeting of members at the 148th NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits on April 27, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

But nobody really knows exactly how many dues-paying members the NRA has, because it doesn't publish annual membership figures beyond periodic allusions to “five million members” — see, for ...

The NRA has boosted its membership numbers in other ways. A 2008 issue of the NRA Recruiter, a newsletter aimed at the association’s evangelists, proudly noted that weapons makers and outfitters ...

The business meeting revealed no split within the NRA membership. Members unanimously or overwhelmingly approved three resolutions: supporting the group's leadership; urging the government to ...

I was a proud member of the NRA. These days, I think about the moment they lost me forever. As a kid, I compared my NRA membership to being a Boy Scout or a member of 4-H. Revisiting the NRA as an ...

Membership of the NRA is declining and it also faces financial difficulties. Getty/Newsweek. Nick Suplina, from another advocacy group, Everytown for Gun Safety, said the NRA brand has become ...

The NRA's over 4 million dues-paying members may tolerate lean spending only on certain things and only for so long. What the NRA spent on programs fell by $45 million – more than a 35% decline ...

As the NRA opens its annual meeting Friday, it faces criticism — and not just from gun control advocates. Some gun owners, like Tim Harmsen, are unhappy with the organization's recent compromises.

Three-in-ten U.S. adults say they currently own a gun, and of that group, 19% say they belong to the National Rifle Association. While the demographic profile of NRA members is similar to that of ...