Lithuanian Riflemen's Union

Lithuanian National Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis is nominating Colonel Albertas Dapkus to lead the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union.

The Lithuanian Armed Forces will give 50 machine guns and 8,000 rounds of ammunition to the civilian paramilitary organization Riflemen's Union, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

The event 101 Shots for Lithuania was held for March 11 in a forest firing range. The original celebration of the Restoration of Lithuanian Independence was held for the third year now and is becoming a tradition. Ever more female representatives from culture, business and entertainment are daring t...

A military parade is planned to be staged in Vilnius in November to mark the centennial of the Lithuanian state and its armed forces.

A three-day international weaponry exhibition starts in Lithuania on Wednesday, organized by the National Defense Foundation and the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union.

Lithuania's conservative MP Laurynas Kasčiūnas has proposed a tax deduction for riflemen and volunteer troops purchasing semi-automatic weapons.

Continuing the tradition and carrying out one of the main tasks of Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union (LRU) - educating the society on the issues of state defense and national security - LRU will hold the international conference "Society - the Guarantee of National Security?” on the 17th of November, 2017...

As the European Union (EU) decided to step up control of some weapons in the wake of terrorist attacks, Lithuania intends to leave the right for members of the Riflemen's Union and other volunteer troops introduced a year ago to keep their semi-automatic weapons.

After Lithuania reaches 2 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) for defense next year, the defense funding should no longer be increased, with money directed towards reduction of social exclusion, says Gintautas Paluckas, the leader of the Social Democratic Party.

A group of Ukrainian school children from war-struck Eastern regions are attending a camp of the Lithuanian Young Riflemen's Union.

Several ministries and the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union (LRU), a civilian paramilitary organization, are considering introducing national security classes for senior school students starting in the next academic year, Deputy Defense Minister Giedrimas Jeglinskas said on Wednesday.

The Lithuanian Riflemen's Union should unite more than just members living in Lithuania but also include emigrants, says Lieutenant Colonel Gintaras Koryzna appointed as the new chief of the organization.

Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis proposes to appoint Lieutenant Colonel Gintaras Koryzna as commander of the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union (LRU).

Lithuania's parliament adopted amendments allowing members of the Riflemen's Union to keep semi -automatic guns in their homes last summer, however, not a single rifleman has been granted a permit yet.

Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė has applauded the response of the country's citizens of Russian and Polish nationality to growing external threats in the shape of voluntary service in the national defence system.

The Lithuanian Riflemen's Union has sent three powerful electric generators, special headsets and other humanitarian aid to people in war-hit Eastern Ukraine.

In the wake of discussions about suitability of a riflemen to head one of the units after posing in front of a Russian flag, the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union has pledged to step requirements for members and leaders.

Raimundas Karoblis’ name has so far not been well known in Lithuania. A career diplomat with over 20 years of experience, he himself was surprised by the proposal to become Minister of National Defence. He is inheriting a ministry with both an impressively rising budget and at the same time – the ta...