The National Rifle Association (Nra)

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The National Rifle Association (NRA) is an organization of people trying to protect our right to guns, or our second amendment. They also support using them safely, they provide citizens with resources to better understand gun safety. I enjoy hunting with my father,but before I was allowed to even carry a firearm I had to take a safety course, by doing that I was supporting the NRA and their beliefs. It is important to understand a weapon of any kind before you mess with one, which is why they offer so many classes and courses for young people, and older people to take. Some people think all the NRA cares about is keeping their guns, but that is because they are uneducated on what it is all about. There is always an opportunity to speak out

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