On this day in history, Nov. 17, 1871, National Rifle Association founded by Civil War veteran Union officers
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The National Rifle Association, which has some 5.5 million members in the U.S., was chartered in New York City on Nov. 17, 1871, by veteran Union officers of the Civil War.
The association was determined to "promote and encourage rifle shooting on a scientific basis," Church wrote in a contemporary magazine editorial, the NRA reports. The Minnesota State Trap Shooting Championship expects 7,900 student competitors from 340 high schools in 2023. "Dissolving the NRA could impinge … on the free speech and assembly rights of its millions of members." — Judge Joel Cohen Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
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