That is why the 5 million men and women of the NRA will not allow self-defense to be used as a scapegoat so that President Obama can continue to exploit tragedies to push his political agenda….
Self-Defense Is a Human Right
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Chris enjoys hunting and fishing in west Tennessee where he is a graduate of Rhodes College in Memphis, TN.
He oversees eight divisions within the NRA-ILA, including Federal Affairs; State & Local Government Affairs; Public Affairs; Grassroots; Finance; Research; Conservation; Wildlife & Natural Resources; and Office of Legislative Counsel.
Needles to say Chris is an outspoken defender of the RKBA.
NRA Encourages United States Senate to Defend Second Amendment
President Obama’s administration has supported the adoption of this treaty, and the administration is expecting to sign it, despite clear bipartisan opposition from US citizens…
NRA-ILA Director, Regarding False NBC Story That NRA Won’t Oppose Background Check Bill
NBCNews.com is falsely reporting that NRA will not oppose legislation being negotiated in the U.S. Senate that would mandate background checks for all gun purchasers…
Obama Justice Department Reveals Truth About State of the Union Claims
Seeking to capitalize off tragedy by opting for emotional, rather than reasoned arguments, the President reiterated his support for increased background checks and bans on common semi-automatic firearms and their magazines…
NRA’s Chris W. Cox Regarding ‘Universal’ Background Checks – No Way
NRA does NOT support universal background checks and is not working with Manchin to implement this type of legislation…
Bob Costas Interrupts Football Game To Bash American Gun Owners
Bob Costas offended millions of law-abiding, gun-owning football fans with his gun-ban rant. He not only owes every one of us an apology, but also a promise that, in the future, he’ll stick to sports…
Gun Owners Enter The Fight Of Our Lives
Just hours after Obama won re-election last Tuesday, his administration endorsed a new effort by the global gun grabbers at the United Nations to draft a gun ban treaty early next year…
A Historic Opportunity For Louisiana Voters To Protect Their Gun Rights
With just one vote on November 6th, you can build an iron wall around your Second Amendment freedoms and protect them from anti-gun, activist judges…
NRA’s Chris Cox’s One On One Interview With Mitt Romney
I took the time to visit with Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential nominee, to find out precisely where he stands on the issues of concern to gun owners.
Profiles In Cowardice – The 2012 Obama Platform
Rather than acknowledge the deadly truth about how the anti-gun policies, Obama is hoping that a not-so-subtle change in the Democratic Party platform will sweep it all under the rug.
Chris Cox, Executive Director of the NRA-ILA, Tells U.S. Senate Oppose DISCLOSE Act
Dear Senator, I am writing to express the National Rifle Association’s strong opposition to S. 3369, the DISCLOSE Act.
Congressmen Urge the UN to Trample the US Constitution
A group of anti-gun U.S. House of Representatives, led by U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), went so far as to circulate a letter urging the United States to support the Arms Trade Treaty.
NRA Statement on Fast & Furious
The following is a letter from Chris Cox of the NRA-ILA regarding the recent developments with Eric Holder and the Obama Administration’s attack on the second amendment called Fast & Furious.
Chris W. Cox on Scott Walker’s Victory in Wisconsin Gubernatorial Recall Election
Thanks to your votes and efforts, Scott Walker has won the recall election for Governor in Wisconsin defeating rabidly anti-gun Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.
Chris Cox on Richard Mourdock’s Win in the Indiana Senate Primary Election
Thanks to your votes, Richard Mourdock has won the Republican primary election for U.S. Senate in Indiana defeating 36-year incumbent, Sen. Richard Lugar.
Gun Rights Are Fundamental
As a journalist, especially one entrusted with instilling journalism’s values in our next generation, Sanford should take better care with his profession’s call for accuracy.
Fast & Furious – Part Of Eric Holder’s Anti Gun Brainwashing Campaign
When Operation Fast and Furious was first uncovered, NRA said that Holder is either lying or incompetent, and that he can’t be trusted with the powers of his office or the sanctity of our freedoms.
Obama’s 2012 Budget Is An Attack On Our Second Amendment Freedoms
Actions speak louder than words, and Obama’s latest budget proposal contains numerous sneak attacks aimed at the heart of our firearm freedoms.
Justice Ginsburg Reminds Us What is at Stake in November
As Ginsburg told a Harvard Club audience in 2009, she looks forward to the day when a “future, wiser court” overturns 5-4 decisions like Heller.
Washington Post Still Beating a Dead Lie About Mexican Guns
President Obama desperately needs distractions from the criminal culpability and gross incompetence of his Justice Department and his attorney general, Eric H. Holder Jr.
Gun-Ban Lobby Growing Increasingly Impatient With Obama
Taking a break from inciting “occupy protests” around the country, professional huckster Jesse Jackson recently returned to one of his longtime battle-cries: “Limit guns now.”
Obama Administration Endangered Lives to Justify Gun Control
I never thought I would see a White House so vehemently opposed to gun ownership that it would be willing to arm violent criminals and endanger American lives in pursuit of a gun control…
Michelle Obama’s Warning to Gun Owners
If these four justices had just one more vote on their side, their opinion — that the Second Amendment should not exist in today’s modern society — would be the law of the land today…
Your Right To Self-Defense Shouldn’t End At State Borders
NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox wrote an interesting and informative op-ed for the Daily Caller on why your right to self-defense shouldn’t end at state borders…
Interview with NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris Cox at the United Nations
Ginny Simone talk to NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris Cox following Wayne LaPierre’s presentation before the Third Preparatory Committee Meeting for the UN Arms Trade Treaty…
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Signs Historic Right-to-Carry Legislation Into Law
While we were both disappointed that Constitutional Carry did not have the necessary support in the legislature to pass this year, we know that SB 93 represents one of the most freedom-oriented licensing laws in the entire country…
NRA Response To President Obama’s Op-ed on Gun Laws
Cam Edwards reads NRA Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre and NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris Cox’s response to President Obama’s op-ed on gun laws…
NRA Letter to President Obama
If media outlets won’t show a fan running onto the field during a baseball game because they don’t want to encourage that behavior, surely they can refuse to air the photographs or video messages of madmen and murderers…
NRA Writes the Senate & House Leaders Regarding the BATF Gun Runner Scandal
NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox sent letters to key leaders in Congress calling for hearings to examine the BATFE firearms trafficking investigations tactics…
NRA Will NOT Endorse Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
NRA-PVF announced today that it will not be endorsing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for re-election in the 2010 U.S. Senate race in Nevada…