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Since 2005, corporations have contributed between $19.8 million and $52.6 million to the NRA as detailed by its Ring of Freedom

corporate giving program.6 The vast majority of funds—74 percent—contributed to the NRA from “corporate partners” are members of

the firearms industry: companies involved in the manufacture or sale of firearms or shooting-related products. Contributions to the NRA

from the firearms industry since 2005 total between $14.7 million and $38.9 million. According to the NRA, “The NRA Corporate

Partners Program enables businesses and organizations to help ensure the future of America's hunting and shooting traditions. Those that

make a commitment to the NRA are recognized at various Ring of Freedom levels.” Under the heading “Corporate Strategic Giving” the

NRA adds, “Companies can make a commitment to support any area of the NRA's mission and vision through outright financial support

in an effort to raise significant funds to secure the future of the NRA.” In a promotional brochure for the program, NRA Executive Vice

President Wayne LaPierre promises that the “National Rifle Association’s newly expanded Corporate Partners Program is an opportunity

for corporations to partner with the NRA....This program is geared toward your company’s corporate interests.” The Ring of Freedom has seven “recognition” levels based on the amount contributed to the organization. The highest level ($5,000,000

to $9,999,999) is named for former NRA Executive Vice President Harlon Carter. A larger-than-life figure to the NRA faithful, Carter

is credited with creating the lobbying focus of today’s NRA.7 Among the benefits offered with the Harlon Carter level is a private meeting

and dinner with current NRA chief Wayne LaPierre at NRA Headquarters. The second highest level ($1,000,000 to $4,999,999) is named

for former NRA President Joe Foss. Benefits include a private function at the NRA Annual Meetings with an “NRA VIP.” Lesser giving

levels ranked below these NRA leaders are named for the Founding Fathers: George Washington ($500,000 to $999,999); Samuel Adams

($250,000 to $499,999); Alexander Hamilton ($100,000 to $249,999); George Mason ($50,000 to $99,999); and, James Madison ($25,000

to $49,999). Each level carries various benefits, ranging from pins to plaques to signage to “exposure in NRA media...One of the George Washington ($500,000 to $999,999) level corporate donors is Xe, the new name for the now infamous

Blackwater Worldwide, known for its abuses in the Iraq war. The website for the corporation’s U.S. Training Center

(previously the Blackwater Lodge and Training Center) states that it:

is famous for our ability to deliver hard hitting, effective training experiences for military, security and law

enforcement professionals as well as civilians. [Emphasis in original] We provide advanced training courses for

a wide range of missions, terrain and tactical situations. We train both individuals and units applying our

knowledge and experience to support their stated objectives.13

# A second George Washington level corporate donor is Brownells, headed by NRA board member Pete Brownell. The

company describes itself as the “world's largest supplier of firearms accessories and gunsmithing tools.” It sells a

wide-range of high-capacity ammunition magazines for pistols and assault weapons, including the same capacity Glock

magazine as the 33-round magazine allegedly used by Jared Loughner in his January 2011 attack in Tucson, Arizona, that

left six dead and 13 wounded, including Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ). Brownells is also a manufacturer of

high-capacity ammunition magazines. On his website supporting his campaign to join the NRA's board, Brownell offers

his vision for strengthening the bond between the NRA and the gun industry and making sure that industry members are

part of the NRA's mission:

Having directors who intimately understand and work in leadership positions within the firearms industry ensures

the NRA's focus is honed on the overall mission of the organization. These individuals bring a keen sense of the

industry and of the bigger fight to the table

13This is a 180-degree trn from the NRA described in Americans and Their Guns, an official history of the organization pblishedin 1967 which stated that the NRA “...is not affiliated with any manfactrer of arms or ammnition or with any jobber or dealerwho sells firearms and ammnition.”15And today, while in one section of its website the NRA actively corts the financial spport of its gun indstry “corporate partners,” inanother—where its indstry financial links wold heighten valid sspicions, sch as in relation to the objectivity and effectiveness of itsEddie Eagle “gn safety” program—the NRA falsely claims that it “is not affiliated with any firearm or ammnition manfactrers orwith any bsinesses that deal in gns and ammnition.”1614National Rifle Association Ring of Freedom “Corporate Partners”“Corporate Partner” Name and WebsiteGnManfactrerGn DistribtororRetailerHigh-CapacityAmmnition MagazineManfactrer or VendorGn AccessoriesManfactrer orVendorOtherHARLON CARTER LEVEL—Amont Donated: $5,000,000 to $9,999,999MidwaySAwww.midwaysa.com JOE FOSS LEVEL—Amont Donated: $1,000,000 to $4,999,999Beretta SA Corporationwww.berettasa.com  Clayton Williams Energy, Inc.www.claytonwilliams.com
Pierce Bullet Seal Target Systems, LLCwww.pbsts.com
Springfield Armory, Inc.www.springfield-armory.com  GEORGE WASHINGTON LEVEL—Amont Donated: $500,000 to $999,999Benelli SA Corporationwww.benellisa.com Big Sky CarversNational Rifle Association Ring of Freedom “Corporate Partners”“Corporate Partner” NameNational Rifle Association Ring of Freedom “Corporate Partners”“Corporate Partner” Name and WebsiteGnManfactrerGn DistribtororRetailerHigh-CapacityAmmnition MagazineManfactrer or VendorGn AccessoriesManfactrer orVendorOther15Brownellswww.brownells.com

Cabela’swww.cabelas.com


Dillon Precision Prodcts Corp., Inc.www.dillonprecision.com
Lepold & Stevens, Inc.www.lepold.com
The Master’s Tablewww.masters-table.org
Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc.www.rger.com


Universal Coin & Bullion, Ltd.www.niversalcoin.com
Winchester Division—Olin Corporationwww.winchester.com
Xewww.xeservices.com
National Rifle Association Ring of Freedom “Corporate Partners”“Corporate Partner” Name and WebsiteGnManfactrerGn DistribtororRetailerHigh-CapacityAmmnition MagazineManfactrer or VendorGn AccessoriesManfactrer orVendorOther16SAMEL ADAMS LEVEL—Amont Donated: $250,000 to $499,999Davidson’s, Inc.www.galleryofgns.com


Dog Trnbll Restoration, Inc.www.trnbllmfg.com

Greg Martin Actionswww.gregmartinactions.com
Hodgdon Powder Companywww.hodgdon.com
Lockton Companieswww.lockton.com
Natchez Shooters Spplywww.natchezss.com

ALEXANDER HAMILTON LEVEL—Amont Donated: $100,000 to $249,999Action Targethttp://actiontargetbeta.com
Arsenal, Inc.www.arsenalinc.com

National Rifle Association Ring of Freedom “Corporate Partners”“Corporate Partner” Name and Website
17Blackhawk Prodcts Gropwww.blackhawk.com
Ble Book Pblications, Inc.https://store.blebookinc.com
The Brnton Companywww.brnton.com
CDNN Investments, Inc.www.cdnninvestments.com

Collectors Firearms, Inc.www.collectorsfirearms.com


Crimson Trace Corporationwww.crimsontrace.com
DBS Internationalwww.dbsintl.com
The Hampe Family Fondation Independence Tbe Corp.www.independencetbe.com
18James D. Jlia Actioneers, Inc.http://jamesdjlia.com
Kamps Propanewww.kampspropane.com
LM Collection: American Legacy+MetaMedia Training International, Inc.http://metamediasa.com
Mzri Wildlife Fondationwww.mzri.org
National Firearms Msem Storewww.nramsem.com
Nosler, Inc.www.nosler.com

Nmrich Gn Parts Corporationwww.gnpartscorp.com

ParaSAwww.para-sa.com 
National Rifle Association Ring of Freedom “Corporate Partners”“Corporate Partner” Name and WebsiteGnManfactrerGn DistribtororRetailerHigh-CapacityAmmnition MagazineManfactrer or VendorGn AccessoriesManfactrer orVendorOther19Telecom Brokerage International+GEORGE MASON LEVEL—Amont Donated: $50,000 to $99,999The Allbagh Company, LLCwww.allbagh.s
AmeriCap Co., Inc.www.americap.net
Actionarms.com, Inc.www.actionarms.com

Browningwww.browning.com


Camp-Yonts Fondation Charles Daly


Cisco Ford+Dale Gallon Historical Art Inc.www.gallon.com
National Rifle Association Ring of Freedom “Corporate Partners”“Corporate Partner” Name and WebsiteGnManfactrerGn DistribtororRetailerHigh-CapacityAmmnition MagazineManfactrer or VendorGn AccessoriesManfactrer orVendorOther20DPMS Panther Armswww.dpmsinc.com


FNH SAwww.fnhsa.com 
Gamo SA Corporationwww.gamosa.com
Glock, Inc.www.glock.com


Graf & Sons, Inc.www.grafs.com

LPL Financialhttp://lplfinancial.lpl.com
Salsbry Indstrieswww.si-tx.net
Smith & Wesson Corporationwww.smith-wesson.com 
National Rifle Association Ring of Freedom “Corporate Partners”“Corporate Partner” Name and WebsiteGnManfactrerGn DistribtororRetailerHigh-CapacityAmmnition MagazineManfactrer or VendorGn AccessoriesManfactrer orVendorOther21Widener’s Reloading & Shooting Spply, Inc.www.wideners.com


JAMES MADISON LEVEL—Amont Donated: $25,000 to $49,999Ackerman McQeenwww.am.com
AcSport Corporationwww.acsport.com


BCN Telecom, Inc.www.bcntele.com
Charlotte Motor Speedwaywww.charlottemotorspeedway.com
Cheaper Than Dirtwww.cheaperthandirt.com


Component Engineers, Inc.www.componenteng.com
Ellett Brothers, Inc.www.ellettbrothers.com


National Rifle Association Ring of Freedom “Corporate Partners”“Corporate Partner” Name and WebsiteGnManfactrerGn DistribtororRetailerHigh-CapacityAmmnition MagazineManfactrer or VendorGn AccessoriesManfactrer orVendorOther22Frank G. and Gertrde Dnlap Fnd+H&R 1871, LLCwww.hr1871.com

Hornady Manfactring Co.www.hornady.com/
Investment Arms
John Rigby & Co.www.johnrigbyandco.com
Krieghoff International, Inc.www.krieghoff.com

KS Indstries, LPwww.ksindstrieslp.com
Lockton Affinitywww.lockton.com
Loon Lake Decoy Company, Inc.www.loonlakedecoycompany.com
Marlin Firearms Co.www.marlinfirearms.com

National Rifle Association Ring of Freedom “Corporate Partners”“Corporate Partner” Name and WebsiteGnManfactrerGn DistribtororRetailerHigh-CapacityAmmnition MagazineManfactrer or VendorGn AccessoriesManfactrer orVendorOther23Marsh-Des Moines, Iowa+McMillan Grop Internationalwww.mcmfamily.com


Optima Direct, Inc.www.optimadirect.com
Petersen Pblishing Company Pyramyd Airwww.pyramydair.com
RCBS Reloading Eqipmentwww.rcbs.com
Reinhart Fajen, Inc.www.battenfeldtechnologies.com/fajen
Remington Arms Co., Inc.www.remington.com


Secrity Eqipment Corporationwww.sabrered.com/servlet/StoreFront
SIGARMS, Inc.www.sigsaer.com 
National Rifle Association Ring of Freedom “Corporate Partners”“Corporate Partner” Name and WebsiteGnManfactrerGn DistribtororRetailerHigh-CapacityAmmnition MagazineManfactrer or VendorGn AccessoriesManfactrer orVendorOther24Sinclair International, Inc.www.sinclairintl.com

St. Lois Antiqe Arms Associationwww.stlarms.com
Stanton Barrett Motorsports Managementwww.stantonbarrett.com
Starline, Inc.http://s.starline.com
marex SAwww.marexsa.com
Werner Enterprise<a href="http://www.vpc.org/studies/bloodmoney.pdf#page=21">http://www.vpc.org/studies/bloodmoney.pdf#page=21</a><h2 style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">=</h2><h2 style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Business interests also moved to distance themselves from the gun industry, a <a href="http://www.vpc.org/studies/bloodmoney.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: normal; outline: none;">major funder</a> of the NRA. On December 18, private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management <a href="http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/cerberus-to-sell-gunmaker-freedom-group/" style="text-decoration-line: none; outline: none;">announced plans</a> to sell the gun conglomerate Freedom Group after some investors expressed concern over the firm's relationship with the gun maker. Freedom Group owns Bushmaster, the company responsible for manufacturing the assault rifle used in the Newtown mass shooting, as well as <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/business/how-freedom-group-became-the-gun-industrys-giant.html?pagewanted=all" style="text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: normal; outline: none;">assault weapons manufacturers</a> Remington Arms and DPMS Panther Arms.Many of the companies that make up the Freedom Group are NRA corporate sponsors, including Remington Arms, DPMS Panther Arms, H&R Firearms, Marlin and Para USA. Since 2005, Para USA has <a href="http://www.vpc.org/studies/bloodmoney.pdf#page=21" style="text-decoration-line: none; outline: none;">given</a> between $100,000 and $249,999 to the NRA. DPMS Panther <a href="http://www.vpc.org/studies/bloodmoney.pdf#page=23" style="text-decoration-line: none; outline: none;">gave</a> the NRA between $50,000 and $99,999 during the same period. Remington Arms, H&R Firearms, and Marlin have also <a href="http://www.vpc.org/studies/bloodmoney.pdf#page=24" style="text-decoration-line: none; outline: none;">all made contributions</a> of $25,000 to $49,999. In 2011, Remington <a href="http://www.nra.org/Article.aspx?id=16762" style="text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; outline: none;">became the sponsor</a> of the Friends of NRA television show that airs on the Outdoor Channel.   On December 18, firearms retailer Dick's Sporting Goods announced plans to <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/18/justice/connecticut-dicks-guns/index.html" style="text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; outline: none;">suspend the sale of assault rifles</a>, for the time being, in its stores. The company also said that it was pulling all firearms from the shelves of its store closest to Newtown. The same day, the Discovery Channel announced that its America's Guns show, which had been <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaMlyxran9Y" style="text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; outline: none;">celebrated</a> by NRA News, was cancelled with <a href="http://www.deadline.com/2012/12/discovery-series-american-guns-cancelled/" style="text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; outline: none;">no plans to air reruns</a>. A spokesperson for Discovery also <a href="http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/12/18/discovery-channel-kicks-ted-nugent-to-the-curb/" style="text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; outline: none;">confirmed</a> that NRA board member Ted Nugent's gun culture special <a href="http://mediamatters.org/blog/2012/10/11/five-crazy-moments-from-ted-nugents-discovery-c/190553" style="text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; outline: none;">Ted Nugent's Gun Country</a> "would definitely not be returning to the Discovery Channel." Nugent had <a href="http://mediamatters.org/blog/2012/10/12/will-discovery-channel-air-more-episodes-of-ted/190591" style="text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; outline: none;">previously claimed</a> that the Discovery Channel "want[s] to do [the special] as a regular feature."</h2><h2 style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></h2>us army 45 cal pistol wwII, univac---<a href="https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/gun-industrys-favorite-trick" style="text-decoration-line: none; outline: none;">https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/gun-industrys-favorite-trick</a>
<a href="https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/one-americas-largest-gun-manufacturers-just-declared-bankruptcy" style="text-decoration-line: none; outline: none;">https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/one-americas-largest-gun-manufacturers-just-declared-bankruptcy</a>A day after hundreds of thousands of Americans demanded action on gun control at the March for Our Lives rally, one of the country's largest gun manufacturers has <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/25/business/remington-bankruptcy-guns.html" style="text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; outline: none;">filed for bankruptcy.</a> Remington, which has produced the AR-15s used in countless massacres, has  announced a "debt-cutting deal with creditors amid mounting public pressure for greater gun control," according to <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/gunmaker-remington-files-bankruptcy-024501891--sector.html" style="text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; outline: none;">Yahoo Finance</a>.This is just the latest blow for a company whose sales have been declining for years, leaving them with between <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/25/business/remington-bankruptcy-guns.html" style="text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; outline: none;">$100 million and $500 million in debt</a>.<div id="TeadsNative" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In addition to manufacturing the AR-15, it also makes the Bushmaster-style rifle used in the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. Families of the victims sued Remington, and while the suit was ultimately dismissed, multiple investors withdrew from the company. According the New York Times, "Remington borrowed heavily during that time, including to buy out investors who wanted to leave." Founded in 1816 and taken over by a private equity firm in 2007, Remington enjoyed a brief sales reprieve during the Obama adminitration, as dealers preyed on consumers' paranoia that a <a href="https://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/03/gun-giant-remington-declares-bankruptcy.html" style="text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; outline: none;">Democratic administration would toughen restrictions and regulations</a>. That sales bump ended with the election of Donald Trump. "Over the first nine months of his tenure", writes New York Magazine's Benjamin Hart, "<a href="https://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/03/gun-giant-remington-declares-bankruptcy.html" style="text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; outline: none;">they’re down by 27.5 percent</a>."Other gun manufacturers have reported similar struggles, in what has become known as the “Trump slump.”</div></div></div></div></div>