National Rifle Association

Gun violence in the United States of America is a serious topic that has been causing many death for a long time and counting to do so. Some people blame government of not taking a significant reaction toward gun violence. Moreover, there are many organizations, socialists and politicians who take a stand against this madness and try to convince the federal government to prescribe a low that can control the gun business and make it difficult to obtain a weapon. According to The Trace, “from…

but Americans cannot seem to. Some of the main points that I received from the film Bowling for Columbine are that guns are not the root to the problem, a major part of the problem is what the media portrays in the United States, and the National Rifle Association (NRA) is a total joke. There are ways the United States could solve this increasing problem of violence. The United States government needs to make it essential on figuring out how to lower the amount of gun related crimes. The task of…

The Gun Control Act of 1968 prohibited the sale of guns to several types of individuals consisting of minors, people with criminal records, disabled, illegal aliens, dishonorably discharged military personnel and others. In 1993 the Act was changed by the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act. This Act said that background checks for all unlicensed carriers had to be done before they could purchase any firearms from a licensed dealer. However, there has been discussion that there is a “gun show…

The National Rifle Association, also known as the NRA, is a non-profit organization in the United States that advocates for gun rights. The NRA is a successful organization that has attracted many members from all across the country. According to the NRA foundation, the NRA is “widely recognized today as a major political force and as America's foremost defender of Second Amendment rights, the NRA has, since its inception, been the premier firearms education organization in the world” (NRA). The…

Close to noon on November twenty-seventh after Thanksgiving, a gunman opened fire with a semiautomatic rifle in a waiting area in Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood clinic as he chanted “kill the baby killers,” (Helling, 42). The fifty-seven-year-old Robert Lewis Dear murdered three people and left nine seriously wounded. Gun control rights are one of the most argumentative moral issues in today’s society. The argument over the right to bear arms according to the second amendment has been a…

against crimes and assaults, and to avoid children abduction. One of the prevalent reasons that American opted to free own gun is having safer houses. More than 73% of the burglary in 2012 was in residences (2). It is mentioned by NRA (National Rifle Association) “the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun” (1). I have known that police recommends to have a gun in our houses as a good house safety practice. As a result of this, one reduction of the house…

when did the debate and use of gun control start? It may have began when the President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in November 22, 1963. This event increased the public 's awareness about the almost non-existent gun laws and sale of handguns, rifles, shotguns and ammunition. There have been many important events revolving around gun control…

use background checks. Statistically it has been reported: 73% of people obtain guns from buying it, 19% receive it as a gift, 3% traded something for it, and 5% inherited it (National Institute of Justice). Much has been said about gun control…

breakthrough since 1994 when President Bill Clinton obtained support for an assault weapons ban (that the Republican Congress failed to renew in 2004). Some seem to think the conflict has a lot to do with the NRA’s power. The NRA is The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) is an American nonprofit organization which advocates for gun rights. The organization 's overall revenue, which includes membership dues, program fees, and other contributions, has boomed in recent years – rising…

about gun violence and the search for something to blame, some sources, like the National Rifle Association (NRA), have turned to point the finger at mental illness; yet, at the same time, most empirical sources render the claim that mental illness induces gun violence as insignificant or completely erroneous. In essence, mental illness does not produce gun violence. A 2015 survey conducted…