Timeline Friday 17 November 1871

Events on Friday 17 November 1871 1

• 1871 National Rifle Association founded Marksmanship organisation chartered in New York Former Union officers William Conant Church and George Wood Wingate obtained a charter for the National Rifle Association in New York, aiming to improve marksmanship among American citizens. The organisation later became a major force in American gun politics. It remains one of the most prominent advocacy groups in the United States.