Discussion The National Rifles Association (NRA) is an American non-profit organization formed in 1871 by William Conant Church and George Wood Wingate. This Association has been in existence since then. It was established for the traditional objectives of encouraging accurate rifle shooting, both as a competitive sport and as training of military reservists, and to further the legitimate use of the firearms for hunting and farming purposes. In the early years following the association’s formation, it concentrated its activities on sponsoring target shooting competitions on its own rifle range on Long Island and elsewhere. The main objective the association aimed to achieve in these was to; provide riflemen with an incentive to enhance their skills and foster the attitude of military preparedness. This association forged connections with manufacturers of arms and ammunition. Their source of funds was secured through political lobbying from the New York State Legislature. Through this source, the association managed to buy land and the construction of the Long Island range. This paper discusses the NRA’s; funding, organizational structure, policy interests, defense interests, campaign contributions, court actions, credit claims, and fit with the concept of democracy (Wndlesham, 1998), First, the National Rifles Association obtains much of its funding from its membership. The NRA as a national association has many affiliates and club members all over the USA. Therefore, much of the money that sustains the organization is obtained from members’ subscriptions. This presents the reason why the NRA leadership pays a lot of attention to the needs of its membership. For instance, the national office usually seeks informed opinions about which candidates to support, allows members to vote democratically, and tries to keep members updated about campaign issues. This willingness of the organization to listen to its membership has been an asset to it. It has immensely contributed to the organization’s wellbeing because members will always be willing to contribute generously to responsive organizations. In sum, the NRA’s sources of revenue are obtained from five main sources that include; memberships, contributions, advertising in magazines, interests and dividends, and others (Wndlesham, 1998), Second, the National Rifles Association organization has a Board of directors that governs it. This Board is composed of seventy-five NRA members of the association who are elected by members by mail ballot. Each member has unfettered right to vote, and one member voted in during the association’s general meeting. The NRA lifetime membership, age 18 and United States citizenship accords one the right to hold the office of director of the association. NRA directors are usually elected for three terms in office, except the director who is elected by the membership during the annual general meeting, who holds the office for only one year. Every year, a third of the Board members’ terms lapse. The mode of nomination of members of the NRA Board from the general membership is done in two ways; by recommendation to the committee doing the nomination, or by 250 members petitioning the nomination. The director voted in dur