A Birmingham lawyer will be the next president of the National Rifle Association, the organization announced Thursday.

James "Jim" Porter II, who is currently the organization's first vice president, will take over for current president David Keene during the group's annual meeting, which started today in Houston, according to the Washington Times.

"Jim's an affable, nice guy and has a friendly word for everyone," Richard Gardiner, a former legislative counsel for the NRA, told the Times. "He'll be very good at chairing the board of directors because he knows everybody and the history of NRA."

Porter's father, Irvine, was the NRA's president from 1959 to 1961, and the younger Porter will become the first son of a past president to take the organization's top job, the Times reported. Porter has been on the NRA's board for more than 20 years and also serves as vice president for the Alabama Rifle & Pistol Association.

Wayne LaPierre, the NRA's executive vice president, is expected to continue acting as the organization's main spokesman, according to the Times.

The presidency is an unpaid position, according to CNN, and is the next step for Porter in the organization's leadership rotation after two years as first vice president.