NRA makes demands.

According to the Washington Post, the NRA called on all police chiefs in Milwaukee to sign a pledge on Thursday, stating that they will not disarm law-abiding citizens. In the wake of the scare of Katrina in New Orleans, police confiscated guns from evacuees and removed them from some homes. The police defended themselves by saying that they took only stolen or abandoned weapons. In April, the police began returning weapons after being sued by the NRA. The NRA claimed the police took away people's means of protection amid the lawlessness that was looming in the storm's aftermath.

The National Rifle Association, or the NRA, is a group that was established for the protection of gun rights in 1871 in New York. Union veterans Col. William C. Church and Gen. George Wingate formed the National Rifle Association. The first NRA president was Ambrose E. Burnside, a commander of the Army of Potomac. Former President Ulysses S. Grant was elected president of the National Rifle Association in 1883. In its lobbying for gun rights, the NRA asserts that the Second Amendment guarantees the right of individuals to own and use guns. It also lobbies for hunting rights, shooting ranges, and firearm safety training courses. It describes itself as the oldest and largest civil rights organization in the U.S. Today, the organization stands with approximately 3.4 million members.