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The NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund Legal and financial assistance to select individuals and organizations defending their right to keep and bear arms. Supporting Legal Precedents in Favor of Americas Gun Owners for Over 40 Years Since inception the NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund has awarded millions of dollars for legal research education and support of cases defending the individual right to keep and bear arms. The NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund was established by the NRA Board of Directors in 1978 to become involved in court cases establishing legal precedents in favor of gun owners. The NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund has supported more than 1000 cases involving the civil rights of firearm owners Among the many cases that the NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund has supported are the landmark Second Amendment Supreme Court cases of District of Columbia v.