Does other information support the NRA’s own claims about the size of its membership?
In its Internal Revenue Service filing for 2018, the National Rifle Association reported $170 million in membership dues. At a basic annual rate of $45, that would equate to dues from about 3.8 million members. That number also roughly corresponds to the group's reported totals for subscriptions to its magazines for members, about 3.7 million as of June 2020.
There’s no information available to support the organization‘s public claim of 5 million members. Nor is there any official ranking of activist groups to support a related claim of being “America's largest civil rights organization.”
On Jan. 21, 2021, the group announced plans to move its legal base to Texas from New York, which is suing to dissolve the group. It is also in the midst of a financial restructuring under Chapter 11 protection from creditors. Litigation is continuing.
