..."The National Rifle Association" Justin Griswell Government November 08, 2012 National Rifle Association In 1871 two former union soldiers Col. William C. Church, and General George Wingate created the National Rifle Association. What Col. William C. Church and General George Wingate set out to do was create an association that would promote and encourage rifle shooting. The two men visited a bank in 1871 and was given a loan by the state of New York to create and work toward the National Rifle Association. The two men discussed who they would hire to become president. They decided on a former General of the Cilvil War, General Ambrose Burnside. The three men then purchased land in Long, Island, New York to build a rifle range, which would eventually hold the first rifle shooting matches. Because of various complications the three men had to sell their land back to the state of New York and move the NRA to Sea Girt, New Jersey. In 1903 the NRA set out to promote shooting clubs in colleges, universities, and military establishments. By the year 1906 the NRA was hosting more then two hundred young men from around the world in shooting competitions in New Jersey. Even today the shooting competitions of young men is one of the largest for the NRA. They have over one million participants including the 4-H, the Boy Scouts of America, the American Legion, and the US Jaycees. Because the NRA was getting so large, they needed to open a new range to host all participants...
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...2012 The National Rifle Association The National Rifle Association or NRA was founded and granted a charter on November 17th, 1871. The NRA was originally founded by Col. William C. Church and Gen. George Wingate to “promote and encourage rifle shooting on a scientific basis (nra.org).” The original intent and purpose of the association was to set up a rifle range and to have annual competitions. The founders hoped that the competitions would promote marksmanship among soldiers. Another facet of the organization branched out into was the creation youth programs and sporting events. New firing ranges were opened and more competitions added over the years. The NRA created and published a magazine, The American Rifleman for members and became more politically involved. In 1934, the NRA established the Legislative Affairs Division that disseminated information to members and asked them to get involved with local and national government. The NRA was specifically interested in laws that included gun rights and the Second Amendment. The NRA established the Institute for Legislative Action, or ILA in 1975, citing a need to defend the Second Amendment from political attacks. The NRA publishes multiple magazines; the most recent addition is named America's 1st Freedom. It was created to “cater to a more mainstream audience, with less emphasis on the technicalities of firearms and a more general focus on self-defense and recreational use of firearms(nra.org).” In 1990, the NRA established...
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...The National Rifle Association The National Rifle Association or NRA was founded and granted a charter on November 17th, 1871. The NRA was originally founded by Col. William C. Church and Gen. George Wingate to “promote and encourage rifle shooting on a scientific basis (nra.org).” The original intent and purpose of the association was to set up a rifle range and to have annual competitions. The founders hoped that the competitions would promote marksmanship among soldiers. Another facet of the organization branched out into was the creation youth programs and sporting events. New firing ranges were opened and more competitions added over the years. The NRA created and published a magazine, The American Rifleman for members and became more politically involved. In 1934, the NRA established the Legislative Affairs Division that disseminated information to members and asked them to get involved with local and national government. The NRA was specifically interested in laws that included gun rights and the Second Amendment. The NRA established the Institute for Legislative Action, or ILA in 1975, citing a need to defend the Second Amendment from political attacks. The NRA publishes multiple magazines; the most recent addition is named America's 1st Freedom. It was created to “cater to a more mainstream audience, with less emphasis on the technicalities of firearms and a more general focus on self-defense and recreational use of firearms(nra.org).” In 1990, the...
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...The National Rifle Association and Career Success Francisco Diaz GEN200 September 28, 2010 Professor Carla A. Lord The National Rifle Association The National Rifle Association, formally known as the American Rifle Association is an association that has interested me so much I became a member. Established in 1871, the NRA was dedicated to voicing the second amendment (the right to bear arms) of the United States of America Bill of Rights and instructing others on how to safely and correctly operate a firearm. Today, they are a non-profit organization whose efforts have shifted not only towards the protection of the second amendment, but also the protection of their fellow members if ever wrongfully prosecuted for a weapons related charge. The NRA also offers their members other great benefits and services. The National Rifle Association is a book of knowledge. Thus they contribute towards increasing my professional knowledge and abilities in many ways. The NRA always keeps me informed and updated on any new legal or political issues and training. It is important to be cognizant of any and all legal or political issues. Not only to ensure your future, but also to stay in compliance of the law. Not knowing the law only increases ones chances of breaking it. This is especially true for those who own a concealed weapons license (CCW) and actually carry as I myself do. This knowledge affects my career success not only directly, but more indirectly. My definition...
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...The National Rifle Association is an extremely well know gun ownership activist group. In 2008, the NRA was financially involved in 271 campaigns for both the house and the senate. Of those 271 campaigns, 230 won (SVDS 1). The National Rifle Association has a strong voice in the United States congress. As for Barak Obama’s gun control legislation, the NRA openly opposed and disputed the idea of enforcing new gun control laws. The NRA believes that doing so would be an infringement upon the second amendment. Because of their conservative political ideology, the NRA endorsed those opposed to gun control legislation (NRA-ILA 1). Though most were republicans, some were democrats as well (SVDS 1). The Gun Owners of America, formed in 1975, was created to protect American’s rights to bear arms under the second amendment. This group has endorsed many campaigns in order to sway congress toward their stance on gun ownership. When Barak Obama tried to instill new gun control regulations, this organization encouraged citizens, who were also opposed to the bill...
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...Michael Moore’s. In the documentary, Bowling for Columbine, Moore uses the age old documentary techniques to lead each viewers to a more polarized battlefield; he quoted the National Rifle Association. The National Rifle Association struggles to protect the right to bear arms. The NRA gets a little extreme, like most organizations. Associations are polar, life is polarity. You will have the extreme in every one you meet. Peta for example, (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is a great cause solid beliefs that we, as a world, needs to protect the interests of animals. Who wouldn’t want to save puppies from cruel, unnecessary testing? However, when Peta activists line the streets in lettuce bikinis, people begin to see them as extremist. The NRA is the same way. When Charlton Heston expresses his extreme views publicly after the Columbine tragedy with the exclamation, “From my cold, dead hands,” the NRA starts to get a bad reputation as well. Michael Moore used Heston’s mistake of leading a rally right after the tragedy to his advantage. Moore portrayed the NRA as inhumane, cruel people who don’t care about the tragedy at Columbine High School. Viewers who are aware of documentary tricks may catch that it is extreme manipulation. Others, however, now believe that the NRA is the devil. Bringing up the NRA in such a negative light was an unfair argument in Bowling for Columbine. It was an ad hominem attack against Charlton Heston. This argument was a logical fallacy, and...
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...Have you ever turned on the television or your phone for the news, and the main topic that they are covering is either suicides or homicides taken place by someone with a gun? Seeing that news on the television or on your phone just ruins your day or makes you feel uneasy about people who own guns. There are people who are trying to find a way to stop the suicides and homicides occurring. One answer that politicians talk a great deal about is gun control, and another would be for stricter gun laws for gun owners. But the question cover with this paper is; will gun control cut down the number of suicides and homicides or will it not? In “Gun Control Is a Misfire” Marc Cooper shows what the liberals and the NRA both get wrong. Cooper, a contributing editor to The Nation, retired from the journalism faculty at the USC Annenberg School, has reported on politics and culture for...
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...Gun Control in America Peter Z Bliss ENG/215 February 2, 2012 Kim Holloway Gun Control in America Gun control is a debate topic that comes up every election and when a major event happens that involving guns. Pro-gun lobbyists say “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people” [ (Hagan, 2007) ] the anti-gun advocates want to take away the right to bear arms. This topic has no right or wrong answer it is a preference of the individual. This is why gun control is such a fiercely debated topic. Implementing gun control Gun control cannot determine an accurate measurement according to research as there are two key components to the research lacking. What is the crime rate with no gun control? There is no documented research showing what the baseline is without gun control. Different government parties have each placed their own gun controls as a universal solution. These controls are mandatory locks sold with every gun purchase, and limitations on different classification of guns a citizen may own (Moorhouse & Wanner, 2006). Part two of measuring gun control is making sure the gun control laws are in place along with proper enforcement of the law. An example of this could have a blanket gun control law for a state. Each county within that state will potentially have a different outcome of this law. With the effort their law enforcement offices and judicial system place on enforcing that law. Gun control law enforcement is a large part of the accurate measurement...
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...Honesty: the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness. Possessing the characteristic of honesty, studies have shown, allows you to gain and attain the respect of strangers and even friends. Honesty, integrity, and straight-forwardness are a couple things that the National Rifle Association thinks the Democratic candidate for President of the United States, Hillary Clinton, lacks. In the National Rifle Association’s political advertisement labeled “Hypocrite Hillary”, the NRA uses Hillary’s own beliefs to juxtapose her words in order to create a hypocritical feeling about her running as the next President of the United States of America. The NRA appeals to the reader's emotions by hitting on how Hillary's actions are hypocritical....
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...firearm laws. However the representatives know the rate of the crimes and kill by gun was low for ten years because of the gun control. The major police organization and the people who supporters’ Gun control believe the laws of gun control can protected the society and the police officers as well. However, the National Rifle Association (NRA) who...
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...and business have allot in common as every business, for or not for-profit, strives to hold the highest reputation to acquire and retain as much public interest and business as possible. While there are many famous not- for profit organizations and even more for-profit business’s, they are not all as favorable and ethically inclined as they might seem on the surface, leaving the research of these organizations in the hands of the consumer and also the determining of whether a particular organization does good by their own ethical and moral code. We will attempt to analyze the profile, inner workings, problems and ethical concerns of two companies, one for-profit and one not-for-profit, in the paper to follow. The National Rifle Association, or better known as the NRA, was founded in 1871 by William C. Church and George Windgate who founded the organization after being disgusted with the marksmanship of the US military....
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...What is worse, guns or people that own them? Many people are asking this question, and the answer is neither. Guns are generally used for hunting or defense and are owned by great people. Also, some bad people do happen to own guns (often illegally) and they do bad things with them. But if they did not have a gun, they would use a knife or a bat, guns are just tools. The right for people to bear arms should not be taken away because it is a second amendment right, and when respected and used properly, they are not a danger. So let us talk about who owns guns and why. As of the year 2009 there are 307 million people living in the United States, and as of 2010 300 million of them own guns 100 million of those are handguns. Based on surveys, the following are estimates of private firearm ownership in the U.S. as of 2010: | |Households With a Gun |Adults Owning a Gun |Adults Owning a Handgun | |Percentage |40-45% |30-34% |17-19% | |Number |47-53 million |70-80 million |40-45 million | In the same poll, gun owners were asked why they own guns. 67% stated that they own guns to protect against crime, 66% said target shooting, and 41% said hunting. These being the main reasons people own guns, why should they lose their rights because of a few bad people who do happen to own guns. Based...
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...Interest groups are used throughout American politics and can be used to influence American politics. Franklin D. Roosevelt states, “We must especially beware of that small groups of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American Eagle in order to feather their own nests” (Whye). Interest groups are groups of people who come together to increase their common interest or to change the minds of people in politics. Additionally, interest groups are also called lobbyist. The majority of interest groups represent corporations or businesses and other types of interest groups represent labor unions, occupations or social groups. There are special interests groups such as the American Bar Association (the associations of lawyers) and the American...
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...1939, United States v. Jack Miller 307 U.S. 174. In this case, the Supreme Court was asked whether the Second Amendment protected Miller's right not to register a "sawed off" shotgun, despite a federal law requiring it. The Supreme Court examined the original records of Congress to determine why the Second Amendment was written into the Constitution. The Supreme Court then ruled that Miller's shotgun was not for a militia-type purpose and that it therefore was not protected by the Second Amendment. The Supreme Court further explained that at the time the Second Amendment was adopted, Congress favored using the civilian population (adult males) as the State Militia for national defense rather than building an army of professional soldiers. The purpose of the Second Amendment was to support the national defense. Therefore, the only purpose for owning and carrying a gun is protected under the Second Amendment is as part of "a well-regulated militia," acting on behalf of...
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...dinner. The adult victims found their life's work in sheltering little ones, teaching them, caring for them, treating them as their own. The gunfire at Sandy Hook Elementary School left a toll both unbearable and incalculable: 20 students and six adults at the school, the gunman's mother at home, and the gunman himself. As all of us can see, the overflow of guns in the US have led to a serious consequence, so why is the new, more strict gun control law never comes out? Why is President Obama hesitating? Let the author introduce you National Rifle Association. The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) is an American nonprofit organization founded in 1871 that promotes the right of citizens to bear arms, as well as police training, firearm safety, marksmanship, hunting and self-defense training in the United States. The NRA is designated by the IRS as a and its lobbying branch is a organization. The biggest gun control obstruction comes from NRA. It is the...
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