HR92 Summary

• Commends James W. "Jim" Porter, II, on his election as President of the National Rifle Association in May 2013.

• Porter is a Birmingham, Alabama resident and graduate of the University of Alabama (1971) and Cumberland School of Law who previously worked in the NRA's legal counsel office and had a career as a litigator.

• Porter previously served as First Vice President of the NRA Board of Directors, Second Vice President, and President of the NRA Foundation Board of Trustees; his father Irvine C. Porter served as NRA President from 1959-1961.

• Porter has emphasized the NRA's hunting and conservation components, including work on Alabama's Forever Wild Land Trust, and has promoted responsible gun ownership and enforcement of laws against criminals.

• The House of Representatives honors Porter for his exceptional abilities and dedication to defending the Second Amendment.