George Wood Wingate – Frank Smyth

The NRA turns 150: The organization has a rich history. Most of it has been buried.

November 17, 2021/in USA Today/by Frank Smyth

The NRA in New York copied the British Royal NRA’s name, the distances to its targets on Wimbledon range, and even their solid iron designs weighing up to 400 pounds each – shipped by steamer across the Atlantic.

Five myths about the National Rifle Association: No, the NRA did not start out as a civil rights organization.

June 5, 2020/in The Washington Post/by Frank Smyth

Here are five myths about the NRA’s mission and history — some told by critics, others told by the NRA itself.

The unsung war heroes of the National Rifle Association

May 20, 2020/in Stars and Stripes/by Frank Smyth

The National Rifle Association of America has a long, exquisite history of service to the nation. Many of its leaders from past generations were war heroes. But their legacies, largely for political reasons, are barely known today.

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