The NRA is recognized as “the premier firearms education organization in the world” (home.nra.org), “as a major political force” (home.nra.org), and “as America’s foremost defender of Second Amendment rights” (home.nra.org). Gun owners are naturally drawn to the NRA by its years of success, education, and service. All of the people who support and belong to the NRA are voters that the Republican Party can also gain support of. By continuing to appeal to those who are affiliated with the NRA in some way, the Republican Party can gain more members and voters, and keep the members and voters that we …show more content…
The interest group, the NRA, contributes largely to the Party already. We do not want to lose its support from its programs or its financial contributions. Its members are supportive of the Republican Party. Gun owners support the Party’s passion to keep our gun rights safe and intact. Second Amendment supporters support the Party because the Party supports them. Even those who support all basic civil liberties are crucial to appeal to because they agree with the Republican Party’s support of the civil liberty to own a gun. It can be argued that the Republican Party should relax its relationship with the NRA and support some more gun control laws but by doing that, the party would lose so much more than it would gain.
Protecting the Second Amendment has been and remains a fundamental difference between the major US political parties. The strength and support of the NRA as an advocate in protected the right of all Americans to keep and bear arms results in alignment between the interest of the NRA and conservative Republicans. Maintaining that alignment and properly managing any difference in philosophy will be key to fostering this relationship. Thus, allowing the Republican Party to maintain its appeal to the NRA and its