National Rifle Association

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…

One of the biggest advocates of protecting the second amendment is the National Rifle Association. The Encyclopedia of Interest Groups and Lobbyist in the United States reports that the NRA consists of over 3 million members nationwide (pg. 532) The NRA was founded in 1871 with the purpose of training the National Guard to be sharpshooters as well teaching its other members how to shoot (pg. 532). The first president of the organization was one of the Civil War Generals of the Union, Ambrose…

Introduction The National Rifle Association has diversity amongst the members from different backgrounds, ethnic cultures, and lifestyles. With nearly five million members nationwide, the NRA is able to rally their members together by one common idea, the freedom to bear arms under the second amendment. With our nation going through changes, the members of the NRA have also prepared for what lies ahead. Membership The types of people that join the NRA all have their purposes, many being life…

In order to understand the National Rifle Association (NRA), one must first understand special interest groups. These are groups of citizens that share a common belief. Their goal is to influence policy through political participation for the benefit of themselves and their members. They accomplish these goals through campaigning, voting initiatives, influencing those running for office or having members run for office themselves. Look up any number of issues and you will find competing views…

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), the National Rifle Association (NRA), the Judiciary Committees of the Senate and House form an Iron Triangle. The NRA lobbies for the rights of gun owners and works to protect the 2nd amendment. The ATF protects the public from crimes involving firearms, explosives, arson, and uphold the Constitution and the laws of the United States in the pursuit of justice. The House and Senate Judiciary Committees create legislation that affects…

The National Rifle Association or the NRA is a national interest group, and arguably the most prolific and powerful one. This nonprofit organization was founded in 1871 and since 1934 has informed its members about any and all gun legislation. Beginning in 1975, the NRA has directly lobbied for and against legislation concerning the second amendment. The success and strength of the NRA is due to several reasons. First, the issue of the second amendment is very important and integral to many…

The National Rifle Association Intercultural Competence The National Rifle Association, or NRA, is one of, if not, the biggest groups of supporters and protectors of individuals rights as a citizen of the united states to bear arms for several different reasons such as self defence, hunting, and various sporting practices. The right to bear arms is one of the many constitutional rights of all americans and is a highly controversial topic. Almost all political actions that involve gun laws,…

Special interest groups refer to organizations or group of people with shared objectives or interests that seek the advancement and accomplishment of their aims through a broad range of strategies. The National Rifle Association (NRA) is among the most prominent and influential special interest groups in the United States with more than 5 million members. The National Rifle Association of America had more than $163 million in assets and annual revenues of $227.8 million in 2010 with consistent…

Groups like the “National rifle association PAC donate money to political candidates and office holders on behalf of The National Rifle Association, which represent the interest of gun control” I believe is just another example of an interest group taking control of how they think the law should be (We the People Pg. 536). This type of group influences not only the people, but the government too. I do not think that interest groups use their knowledge to influence people because it is their…

People think that the National Rifle Association (NRA) promotes what happens, instead the NRA promotes owning guns for protection. Mass shootings that we have seen, or think we’ve seen, are not caused by mentally sane people. Mentally unstable people are the ones who have caused so much havoc within the last few years. If someone is that unstable that they think going out and killing people for fun is ok, they should not be allowed to live anymore. People want to blame an organization, or come…