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NRA

            
             The National Rifle Association was founded in 1871 by Union veterans Col. George Wingate to promote rifle uses in a scientific method. The goal was to create shooting ranges and make use of guns more of a sport. The NRA has come a long way and gun ranges can be found all over the country. There are nearly 6,000 people participating in firearm competitions around the nation. Another goal of the NRA was to promote safety and make sure only qualified people are capable of carrying or owning a firearm. NRA members have been educating the public since the beginning of how to hunt with safety and spend the extra money to make sure guns are in the right hands. The NRA created a Legislative Affairs Division in 1934 to fight for the second amendment remarks being made. The Legislative Affairs Division helped fight for the right to bare arms when in need at ones home.
             The involvement of the NRA occurs with helping Britain in WWII, collecting more then 7,000 firearms to defend them from the German's. Britain at the time did not have the amount of firearms because of control laws enacted and appreciated the great deal of help from the NRA. After the NRA helped with WWII they began to focus on educating and training for hunting purposes. This was started in the state of New York by educating young hunters due to the rising interest in hunting. This occurred in 1949 and is still around becoming one of the safest sports there are. Basic skills are taught as well as advanced and today there are 43 states allowing these courses to be taught and almost 40,000 gamesmen.
             Other involvements were with training policemen in firearms and basic training. The NRA developed people to become policemen and now there are over 10,000 trainers continuing the tradition to make are policemen the best they can be and well trained. They are still the leader in firearms training and hold competitions for policemen to compete and better themselves.


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1. Political Power Of The NRA

The Political Power of the NRA The National Rifle Association (NRA) is a private organization founded on promoting rifle shooting on a scientific level. The NRA has influenced many events in American history. ... Soon after this, the NRA was targeted again. ... Later in 1934, the NRA helped to endorse the Uniform Firearms Act, which proved that NRA members were responsible men. ... The 1940s through the 1950s were uneventful for the NRA. ...

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2. NRA

The Union Army had performed poorly in the Civil War, and the principal focus in the early years of the NRA was to improve the nation's shooting skills through NRA-sponsored events. ... In 1907, the NRA moved its headquarters to Washington, DC. ... The value of the NRA membership rose again in 1910 when the army established a program to give surplus arms to NRA members. ... The NRA is a national group dedicated to the upholding of the Second amendment of the Constitution (NRA-ILA 3). ... The NRA lobbies for several types of legislation. ...

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3. Gun Control and Politics

In 1994, he went against the NRA and President Bill Clinton by voting for a crime bill banning assault weapons. ... Discussion In 2002, the NRA flexed its political muscle with enormous success. 82% of NRA endorsed candidates, 84% of our Senate, and 94% of our Congressional candidates won their elections. ... The NRA has been often called the strongest lobbyists organization in politics today. ... With a membership of 250 million Americans, the NRA has fought for the right to keep and carry arms. ... The NRA claims these individuals strive to undermine the American way of life. ...

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4. Gun Violence

What the NRA, pro-gun lobbyists and many citizens fail to realize, is that unless we impose stricter gun laws, mandatory registrations and thorough background checks we will continue to see the disasters similar to those of Waco, Texas and Columbine, Colorado across our nation's headlines. ... However, James Baker the chief lobbyist for the NRA dismissed the calls as, "opportunistic and laughable," "the devil is in the detail." What he meant by the last statement is unclear, what is clear is that the NRA does not fully understand the Second Amendment. ... A state of ana...

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5. gun control

These groups include; PAX, The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, and the NRA. ... The NRA is one of the country's largest and most powerful organizations. ... The basic argument of the NRA is that gun laws stand a purpose. ... The NRA is however working to prevent this type of violence from happening again. ... I firmly believe in the NRA and all gun laws. ...

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6. The National Industrial Recovery Act

The NRA staff was among Washington's most skilled experts in the emerging art of public relations, But Johnson's obliviousness often threatened to undo their efforts at brightening the NRA's reputation for effectiveness. ... Budd, who disregarded an NRA order to settle a strike by allowing a union election. ... From then on, the NRA was to be placed in the hands of Richberg and his deputies. ... Three weeks later on May 27, the sick chicken case lost, which meant that the NRA lost credit. ... The NRA was unique, because no act involved so many delegates before. ...

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7. Gun Control

These groups include the National Rifle Association (NRA), and the Gun Owners of America (GOA). The NRA is a national group "dedicated to the upholding of the Second Amendment of the Constitution." ... They also have many members in Congress, and former Presidents Bush and Reagan are NRA members. The NRA lobbies for several types of legislation. For example, the NRA is currently trying to repeal the ban on assault weapons. ...

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8. Gun Control and the Second Amendment

The national Rifle Association (NRA), on the other hand, a very powerful pro-gun lobby group with more than four million members, which many are very important, wealthy, and has a lot of power, takes a different stance.5 The NRA used a lot of resources and contacts to prevent Obama from going through with a stricter firearms law. The NRA has arguments like "The only thing that's stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun" – NRA leader Wayne LaPierre. (Video clip NRA) In one-way LaPierre has a point, because firearms are only dangerous, if they are in the wrong ha...

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9. The Davy Crockett Gun Craze

The author firsts elaborates on the National Rifle Association (NRA) and Walt Disney's role in pushing toy guns and "violent gunplay" to children in the 1950 's. ... In the mid to late 1900s, the NRA played a key role in encouraging gunplay to be accepted as typical child behavior in the average American home. The NRA used and I believe Nilsen would use the word, "manipulated" the media to support their pro gun agenda. After the Walt Disney Cooperation aligned themselves with the NRA, Nilsen states that, "The linkage of the NRA with Walt Disney signaled a ra...

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