National Rifle Association (United Kingdom)

National Rifle Association
SportShooting
AbbreviationNRA
Founded1859 (1859)
AffiliationICFRA
HeadquartersNational Shooting Centre, Bisley
ChairmanDavid Lacey
SecretaryAndrew Mercer
Official website
nra.org.uk

The National Rifle Association (NRA) is the governing body for full bore rifle and pistol shooting sports in the United Kingdom. The Association was founded in 1859 with the founding aim of raising funds for an annual national rifle meeting to improve standards of marksmanship. Today the NRA continues this objective as well as organising civilian target shooting and selecting British teams to contest the ICFRA World Championships. The National Shooting Centre at Bisley is a wholly owned subsidiary of the association.