Negroes With Guns: The Untold History of Black NRA Gun Clubs and the Civil Rights Movement

On November 17, 1871, after being granted with a charter by New York state, the National Rifle Association was officially founded. It is America’s longest standing civil rights organization and has more than 5 million members.

Learn a little bit about the history of the NRA and its defense of civil rights at Ammo.com.