NRA CEO Hamlin and President Bachenberg Hold First Virtual Townhall

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posted on June 28, 2025
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What’s going on at the NRA? That question was asked and answered by two of NRA’s top leaders. In the interest of providing more transparency and getting feedback from both active and inactive NRA members, NRA CEO and EVP Doug Hamlin and NRA President Bill Bachenberg held a virtual Townhall. While they have done such events in person, this is the first online Townhall with NRA’s leaders.

The two NRA officers introduced themselves and gave an overview of what has been happening with NRA’s operations and board of directors.

The questions ranged from what is happening with national concealed carry reciprocity on Capitol Hill to whether or not NRA is moving to Texas. Just in case you were wondering, for the latter, the answer is no.

The Townhall happened online and was live, and it was unscripted. But this is straight answers to tough questions by NRA’s top management. In case you weren’t able to get on the call, above is the complete recording of what they were asked and what they had to say.

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