# What info do y'all have on The National Police Association? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 8, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-info-do-yall-have-on-the-national-police-association/979462 "2023-02-08T02:35:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-info-do-yall-have-on-the-national-police-association/979462/1 "2023-02-08T02:35:37Z")
A lot of my right-leaning friends are singing their praises, but they don’t seem to have page(or even a mention, for that matter) on Wiki. Google says their national headquarters is a P.O. box in Indianapolis, and their homepage is full of histrionics and puffery, but what are they, and are they actually affiliated with any police organizations? ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-info-do-yall-have-on-the-national-police-association/979462/2 "2023-02-08T02:47:55Z")
Do you mean the National Association of Police Organizations? (NAPO) Because that I know. I don’t know the National Police Association. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-info-do-yall-have-on-the-national-police-association/979462/3 "2023-02-08T02:49:53Z")
No, I mean The National Police Association. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-info-do-yall-have-on-the-national-police-association/979462/4 "2023-02-08T03:00:02Z")
Then I don’t know it. The NAPO is certainly legitimate and affiliated with all the major police unions and organizations. There are a bunch of other organizations with similar names. Some are shady and some are legit to a certain extent. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-info-do-yall-have-on-the-national-police-association/979462/5 "2023-02-08T03:03:56Z")
BTW, thanks for the move. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-info-do-yall-have-on-the-national-police-association/979462/6 "2023-02-08T03:04:24Z")
You had this in CS so I moved it. My first thought it to put it in MPSIMS because there might be a mixture of opinion and fact. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-info-do-yall-have-on-the-national-police-association/979462/7 "2023-02-08T03:05:21Z")
This is what they are all crowing about, btw. > **[The National Police Association files amicus brief opposing Oregon’s attempt...](https://nationalpolice.org/the-national-police-association-files-amicus-brief-opposing-oregons-attempt-to-criminalize-law-abiding-gun-owners/)** > > INDIANAPOLIS, February 2, 2023 -- The National Police Association (NPA) filed an amicus brief in support of an injunction against Oregon’s Ballot Measure... ---
**Author:** ![tofor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tofor/32/13727_2.png) [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-info-do-yall-have-on-the-national-police-association/979462/8 "2023-02-08T13:48:01Z")
They appear to be an advocacy group in support of police and (evidently) firearm rights. There is nothing on the site that indicates it is made up of police officers or officially affiliated with any law enforcement agency. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-info-do-yall-have-on-the-national-police-association/979462/9 "2023-02-08T22:49:01Z")
Their 2020 990 doesn’t indicate much. They have 3 staff members, 2 are paid (1 is for legal consultation, the other clerical work), for a pretty small amount of money. They rake in about $6m/year, which they spend on mailings and communication. ---
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-info-do-yall-have-on-the-national-police-association/979462/10 "2023-02-11T15:25:57Z")
I’m a retired LEO and I always assumed the NPA was scam telemarketing group. Our local police union (PBA) never fund-raise over the phone.