The Four Resolutions Raised at the 2025 NRA Annual Meeting

There were four member resolutions that were raised at the 2025 National Rifle Association Annual Meeting in Atlanta. What were the resolutions? What’s their statuses? And, how authoritative are they?

The NRAAM has come and gone. The April 24-27 exposition brought a lot of change to the Association. Between the board election, the shake up of the officers’ line, and the new Voices of the Second Amendment program, a lot went on. At the members’ meeting, there were four resolutions that were raised and voted on. This is a brief rundown on the resolutions, the current statuses of them, and an explanation of how binding they are.

According to NRA Secretary John Frazer, of the four resolutions, two were voted down and two were passed. The list of resolutions Frazer provided Bearing Arms is as follows:

• Proposed bylaw amendment on conflict of interests (by Ronald Andring, Sr.): This resolution was referred to the Bylaws & Resolutions Committee by a paper ballot vote of 169 to 125, with a recommendation that Mr. Andring be appointed to the committee for consideration of the issue.  (NRA President Bill Bachenberg has now appointed Mr. Andring to the committee, and Mr. Andring has accepted.)
• Condemnation of “collusion” with the Executive Vice President regarding Board elections (by Ronald Andring, Sr.): This resolution was defeated at the meeting by a show of voting credentials.
• Recommendation that the Board make certain governance documents available on a members-only website, and that the Board also investigate the feasibility of live-streaming Board meetings [The Richardson Resolution] (by John Richardson): This resolution was adopted by a show of voting credentials, and will be brought before the Board at the September Board meeting.
• Resolution of “no confidence” in Board member David Coy (by Dan Cline): This resolution was defeated by a show of voting credentials at the meeting.

What’s the status of the two passed resolutions?

The bylaw amendment on conflicts of interest raised by Andring, as noted, is in committee. Andring provided examples of past possible conflicts of interest in the ephemera he distributed when trying to whip up support for the resolution. NRA President Bill Bachenberg, according to Frazer, appointed Andring to participate in the process and will likely aid in instituting robust disclosure measures and anti-conflict amendments.

According to the committee list, which just came out, the bylaws and resolutions committee is chaired by Carol Frampton, and Jim Wallace is the Vice Chair. The other members of that committee are: Ron Andring, Larry Craig, Phillip Journey, Jeff Knox, and Judi White.

The main provisions of the Andring anti-conflict of interest proposal in summary are:

• Avoid any conflict of interest, or the appearance of any conflict of interest.
• No officer or director may enter into contract or financial arrangement with the Association.
• Prohibition on contract or financial arrangement with the Association extends to family members of board members and officers.
• Directors can’t enter into contract with any vendor the Association uses, nor accept “gratuities or promotional items.”
• Officers and directors would be prohibited from “accepting an honorarium or other gratuity from” an entity that receives funds or grants from the Association.
• Recruitment commissions are not included in the prohibitions.
• The prohibitions last the duration of a director or officer’s time in office and five years thereafter.
• Any conflicts of interest need to be reported in writing to the Corporate Compliance Officer.

The resolution’s full text can be read HERE.

The Richardson Resolution, as noted, will be discussed at the September board meeting. According to Frazer, there’s not a committee to handle the measure at this time. As far as the binding nature of The Richardson Resolution, everything that was presented and voted on were “requests.” Frazer stated that “the Board could go forward with any of the proposed actions, or not.”

The Richardson Resolution deals specifically with transparency and ensuring that the NRA remains above the fold in all their dealings.

The main provisions of The Richardson Resolution in summary are:

• Creation of an NRA members-only webpage.
• Web page to include: 
  • Up-to-date edition of the bylaws
  • The past three years of organization’s IRS From 990 filings
  • The minutes of all Board of Directors for the past year as well as all future meetings
  • A list of all the Board committees including their membership.
• Board to “investigate the feasibility of live-streaming Board meetings with a report of their findings to be published in the Official Journal.”

The resolution’s full text can be read HERE.

Important to note, the two resolutions that were passed have to do with transparency and ensuring there are no ulterior motives. The two resolutions that failed to pass had to do with admonishing alleged past bad acts.

The nature of what passed might be an indication that the members are more interested in moving forward and engaging in restorative measures, rather than dwelling in the past. These are resolutions that are representative of the members’ voice and desires. It’s now up to the board to implement the will of the people, “or not.”

NRA members who are tracking these matters should cast their eyes to September and see what comes from the board’s next meeting. There should be plenty of reports distributed on what happens at the next meeting considering the overwhelming support and appetite for transparency.