CSPAN3 NRA Origins 1930s Politics July 12, 2024
Patrick charles is a former marine and now Senior Historian of the u. S. Air force, and now armed in of gun rights to concealed carry, thanks for being with us. Thank you, steve. Glad to be here. Let me begin with the origins of the nra, the National Rifle association. How did the Association Come about and why. Well it came about after the civil war where there was poor marksmanship so two officers decided to form the nra based out of new york with two purposes. One is to facilitate and build and grow long range rifle ranges and to assist the state National Guards in marksmanship. The nra ini...