The NRA has been around for more than 145 years and has never wavered in its beliefs and goals for society. The United States relies solely on the United States Constitution. The NRA has been defending these basic human rights since the late 1800s, but specifically the NRA has been a big part of US history with defending the important 2nd amendment, the right to bear arms. Three interesting things about the NRA is what is does for the community, their history, and NRAs stance on politics. The National Rifle Association is a non-profit organization that protects our second amendment rights. They have many locations across the country. Their main office headquarters is on 11250 Waples Mill Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030. There are various locations near …show more content…
The NRA donated some of its ranges to train U.S. soldiers. They also developed training material, encouraged members to serve as plant and home guard members, and developed training materials for industrial security. They reloaded ammunition for soldiers guarding war plants and helped with Industrial Security. The NRA gave Great Britain 7,000 firearms, but they were taken away by their government because of gun control laws (“NRA Stance”). The NRA has made many programs in the past. NRA Secretary Albert S. Jones urged Rifle Clubs to be at all major colleges, universities and military academies. By 1906, NRA had more than 200 boys competing in competitions. Overwhelming growth caused a demand for more ranged. General Ammon B. Critchfield started the range at Camp Perry, Lake Erie, Ohio. Camp Perry became the home of annual matches. 6,000 people compete annually there (“Brief” …show more content…
Such as Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee. Mrs. Clinton and other Democrats have run explicitly against the N.R.A. in this 2016 election (“One” 2). They have been attacking the gun lobby for opposing laws intended to restrict gun sales to people with mental illnesses or whose names are on the federal terrorism watch list (“National Rifle Association Political Stance” 1-3). The DNC has been attacking the NRA for what they firmly believe in (“One” 2). The NRA has given and received numerous endorsements. They received endorsements from both Donald Trump and John Kasich. Both of which, were presidential candidates that went very far in the 2016 election.They gave endorsements to Donald Trump and John Kasich. They also gave endorsements to Chris Koster, who is the Missouri State Governor, Lisa Murkowski, who is in the U.S. senate, and Paul Demarco, who is in the U.S. House of Representatives. All of these people have shown themselves to be honest, hardworking American citizens that the National Rifle Association thinks will make the United States a safer place.
National Rifle Association of America. (2011). The Institute for Legislative Action. Retrieved April 7, 2011 from http://home.nra.org/#/ila
In America guns have been a part of the country’s society since it’s birth. Throughout history the citizens of the US have used firearms to protect the nation, protect their families, hunt for food and engage in sporting activities. The issue of Guns and gun control is complex. Weighing the rights and liberties of the individual against the welfare and safety of the public has always been a precarious balancing act. In the United States, gun control is one of these tumultuous issues that has both sides firmly entrenched in their positions. Those parties in favor of gun ownership and the freedom to use and keep arms, rely on the fact that the provision for such rights is enshrined in their constitution. In this climate of growing violence, rife with turmoil and crime, gun advocates feel more than ever that their position is justified. As citizens of the “Land of the Free” possessing a gun is a fundamental right, and may even be a necessity... Anti- gun lobbyists point to the same growing violence and gun related crimes in an effort to call on the government to take action. By enacting more laws and stricter control, these people not in favor of guns feel society would be better safer.
The best known of the Pro-Gun Lobby is the NRA, headed by Charlton Heston and Wayne LaPierre. The Anti-Gun Lobby includes such organizations as Handgun Control, Inc., The Violence Policy Center, and the ACLU, and is commonly associated with such figures as Sarah Brady. It is doubtful that anyone would dispute that reducing violent crime is a good thing. Most pro-gun lobbyists will concede that guns are used in violent crimes, and that guns act as an enabler for criminals. It is impossible to deny that mass shootings could not be carried out without guns.
This is the premise that a nationally known organization, the NRA stands behind. The NRA being the National Rifle Association. They believe that our forefathers included the second amendment for a purpose.
The American Constitution is sacred in that it hasn’t changed for hundreds of years, but it has come to our attention that some of the amendments are outdated. The second amendment states that everyone has a right to bear arms which sounds righteous and fair, but we live in a far different time than our fathers that wrote the Constitution did. Today, we have real problems with guns because it is so easy to obtain and so many misuse the power of such a dangerous weapon. It has always been American culture that owning a gun as a household self defense tool is considered a norm. The many cases of mass shootings made some people demand stricter regulations on gun or even ban guns completely. However, it would be illegal for the US government to ban guns, as laid down in the Constitution. It would seem “unamerican” that a man doesn’t have the right to buy a gun if he wanted to. It is also difficult to make any changes on gun laws, because of the National Rifle Association. It is an incredibly powerful organisation that represents gun owners ' rights. It is also known as one of the most influential lobbying groups in Washington. In order to lay stricter laws on guns, the government would have to go through them first. “[The NRA] have the ability to recruit and fund competitors for politicians who don’t listen to them. Lawmakers like their jobs and most try to keep them for life” (Culhane, 2015, p.2). The NRA have many wealthy members, and it is corrupted. Whenever congress tries to restrict any gun rights, the NRA will help any campaign financially to defeat them. Even though majority of the people in America want to change the gun laws, they are not as strong as the NRA. The NRA is strongly supportive of the American gun culture. Therefore, any suggestions that disadvantage gun right will be drowned to
The United State of America, established by the Founding Father who lead the American Revolution, accomplished many hardship in order to construct what America is today. As history established America’s future, the suffering the United State encountered through history illustrate America’s ability to identify mistakes and make changes to prevent the predictable. The 2nd Amendment was written by the Founding Father who had their rights to bear arms revoked when they believe rising up to their government was appropriate. The Twentieth Century, American’s are divided on the 2nd Amendment rights, “The right to bear arms.” To understand why the Founding Father written this Amendment, investigating the histories and current measures may help the American people gain a better understanding of gun’s rights in today’s America.
From this amendment it is apparent that the founders of our country knew in 1791 that guns did and would continue to play a role in the lives of Americans. Things haven't really changed that much.
Since the NRA’s was charter in 1871 for the promotion and encouragement of rifle shooting on a scientific basis, the organization has grown to over four million members. The organization describes itself as non-profit and non-partisan. However, it has more Republican members than Democrat members. Although it will endorse candidates from either party as long as the candidate supports its pro=gun position. Its stated position is for the protection of the Second Amendment of the United States Bill of Rights and the promotion of firearm ownership rights as well as marksmanship, firearm safety, and the protection of hunting and self-defense.
America is the most well armed nation in the world, with American citizens owning about 270 million of the world’s 875 million firearms (Marshall). Indeed, this is more than a quarter of the world’s registered firearms. The reason why Americans own so many guns is because of the Second Amendment, which states, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” (Rauch) This amendment guarantees U.S. citizens the right to have firearms. Since this amendment is relatively vague, it is up for interpretation, and is often used by gun advocates to argue for lenient gun laws. Hence, gun control is a frequently discussed controversial topic in American politics.
There are gun control laws to try and reduce the number of violent shootings that occur. They are trying to put limits on weapons that Americans can own. The government is trying to take our guns away mainly because of people that are criminally insane. Most of the people who commit crimes don’t even have the weapons legally. If the government takes away the rights of people who are allowed to have firearms in their possession, it will most definitely cause an outrage. Most people believe that the people should be more capable of maintain proper use of the firearms instead of having them all taken away. Taking the firearms from Americans away would cause a lot more problems than there actually are. The people will be upset with the government taking firearms away because of the horrible people who harm innocent people using them. So they will do anything to their capabilities to keep them.
Gun rights are the source of much controversy in today’s society. People have been skeptic after the multiple shootings that happened in the past few years. Recently, the NRA has been under constant threat by Congress. Background checks are not effective as planned. In order to keep the gun rights, changes need to be made in order to prevent gun control from being created.
For years proposals for gun control and the ownership of firearms have been among the most controversial issues in modern American politics. The public debate over guns in the United States is often seen as having two side. Some people passionately assert that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to own guns while others assert that the Second Amendment does no more than protect the right of states to maintain militias. There are many people who insist that the Constitution is a "living document" and that circumstances have changed in regard to an individual’s right to bear arms that the Second Amendment upholds. The Constitution is not a document of total clarity and the Second Amendment is perhaps one of the worst drafted of all its amendments and has left many Americans divided over the true intent.
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Located in Fairfax, Virginia, the National Rifle Association is an organization that promotes gun rights and is one of the most powerful interest group in the country. Its purpose and goals include, “protecting the right to keep and bear arms, furthering the shooting sports, marksmanship and safety training, and the promotion of hunter safety” (National Rifle Association). It is also a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization and is the oldest civil rights group in the US that still operates. Currently, the organization boasts an impressive five million members and is run by President, Allan D. Cors and Executive Vice President, Wayne LaPierre, who are elected by the board of directors. The organization itself is comprised of several bodies that are
If something happens, the police -- despite all the good intentions, is 15 to 20 minutes. It 's too long. It 's not going to help those kids” (LaPierre). The NRA feels that armed police or armed security in schools would prevent mass school shootings. It would allow someone to intervene before police could arrive. LaPierre talks about how enforcing the already 9,000 federal gun laws already on the books is also strategic. “Chicago, 89 of 90 in the country in terms of enforcing the reasonable federal gun laws NRA supports on the books against felons and drug dealers and gangs with guns, the people doing the killing”