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    The National Rifle Association Interest Group Paper The National Rifle Association is a very historic and well known organization which was founded in 1871. The NRA is widely known for protecting the second amendment of the constitution which is what gives people the right to keep and bear arms and very strong promoters of proper gun use. Sarah Horwitz, state’s that, “Today it is arguably the most powerful lobbying organization in the nation’s capital and certainly the most feared.”(Achenbach

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    Speech Analysis Assignment National Rifles Association Annual Meeting In the video I watched the National Rifles Association (NRA) President Jim Porter addresses the crowd at the April 11th 2015 NRA Members’ meeting, in Nashville, Tennessee. Porter was elected as first vice president of the NRA Board of Directors. He had previously served as second vice president and president of the NRA Foundation Board of Trustees. As the outgoing NRA President, Porter discusses his pride in the organization and

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    “The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles.” The right to bear arms has been in the constitution since its creation. The NRA, National Rifle Association, has been trying to protect those rights in the current society in which we live

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    1. The website National Rifle Association angle of vision is to oppose the use of gun control in America, and the website Brady Campaign is all for gun control in America. The degree of advocacy to National Rifle Association are more towards conservative people and more informative towards the use of gun safety. The Brady Campaign degree of advocacy is more towards liberals and informs more about gun violence. Each website has their own way dealing with gun control and all the articles, images, and

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    With recent rise in mass killings with firearms, the call to ban them has grown considerably. One major portion of the debate is the role that gun manufactures play in the horrible events. It is the stance of the NRA, National Rifle Association, that the manufactures of these guns have no control over the use of the things that they create, that it is on the owners of these weapons to use proper discretion. The author of the article, Michael McNulty, argues in this article that the NRA has lost its

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    The NRA or National Rifle Association, is a non-profit organization that is infamously known for their fight to ensure our gun control rights aren’t violated. This organization teaches weapon safety and sponsors many marksmanship events for its members. In addition to having over five million members, they are known as one of the most influential lobbying groups regarding legislation. In 2013, the NRA sought retaliation against Republican Debra Maggart who had been a member and avid

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    “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,” declares National Rifle Association 's President Wayne LaPierre. But, does this statement really hold true on college campuses? Considerations of allowing a student or others to conceal and carry a firearm on college campuses causes a tremendous amount of controversy in the U.S.. The heated debate surrounding campus carry began after the 2007 shooting at Virginia Tech reported Dennis A. Henigan, former Vice-President of the

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    security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." The National Rifle Association was formed by Union Army veterans Col. William C. Church and Gen. George Wingate in 1871. The National Firearm act passes after gangster culture starts during the prohibition in 1934, the law implied that a tax goes on the making of any automatic firearm, shotgun, and rifle. 1939 supreme court up holds ban on sawed-off shotguns. Congress passes The Gun Control act, the law

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    significant gun reform. The United States is different because the National Rifle Association (NRA) is more aggressive than any pro-gun lobby group in a similar nation, preventing America from introducing change. Since the 1970s, the NRA’s agenda has focused on supporting Right to Carry laws and fighting gun control within the United States. Primarily, the NRA controls the national gun narrative. If the National Rifle Association continues to form the debate surrounding gun control by positively

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    Gun Control Issues

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    Gun Control Issues in the United States It is now uncommon for a young adult to get a car as a gift ; they get the perfect gift, a Carbine rifle. Some states regulate that teenagers are allowed and able to own or possess a gun. Firearms were not all menacing as they are now. They evolved as crime became worse. Because of how dangerous the firearm itself has become, regulations were put in place. However, the current laws are not enough. It is safe to say that individuals are the reason why fully

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