National Rifle Association

unconstitutional (Bill of Rights Institute). Since its establishment, however, it is a source of debate in relation to the application of gun laws in the United States. Nearly one hundred years following the creation of the Bill of Rights, the National Rifle Association (NRA) was founded in order to protect the rights of gun owners while opposing restrictive gun laws (History of Gun Ownership Laws). In 1994, following multiple statutes which outlawed the possession and use of machine guns, taxed…

Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia on April 16, 2007, Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012, and lastly the movie theater in Auro, Colorado on July 20, 2012. If you have not figured it out already, you may be wondering what those places have in common. The three places listed above are all famous locations where mass shootings have occurred in the United States within the past eight years. Since all of these major shootings, everyone is asking the same…

In the United States, there are high ethical standards that have to be followed in the criminal justice system. To work in law enforcement in the United States, a person of interest has to go through an extensive background check to determine whether they have good moral character which may include a polygraph exam and a psychological exam. “How To Become A Police Officer” by Timothy Roufa updated October 12, 2016 The Balance.com If so much is demanded of a Police Officer who openly carries a…

STRICTER GUN CONTROL LAWS ARE NEEDED IN THE UNITED STATES Stricter gun control laws have been a controversy for many years here in the United States. There are millions of people advocating for gun violence awareness so that more people can become part of the movement to put pressure on legislature to create new and better gun ownership laws. At the same time, the gun lobbyists (NRA and NSSF) are putting pressure on the lawmakers to keep from enforcing stricter gun laws. Meanwhile, everyday…

Between March 13 and 15th the case became a national news story and the Martin’s are represented by a lawyer, Benjamin Crump. It was ironically Zimmerman’s father who first used race as an issue. He was unhappy that the media was referring to his son as white and not Hispanic, and made a public…

The Second amendment states "A Well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bare arms shall not be fringed" Most people in this case use the last few words and say that you have the right to bare arms. This has always been an issue in the United States especially with those people being about to have gun in their own household. This is an argument that has being going on for years now since 1837 when Georgia passes a law…

Shooting holes in the Gun Rights Movement “Your dead kids don’t trump my constitutional rights” Since the United States of America declared its independence on July 4, 1776, guns have been an integral part of American identity. They have represented both a direct check on a possible tyrannical government and a symbol of what being American means. But if we examine the history of the 2nd Amendment and guns from a deeper perspective, we see why it’s such a controversial issue. Guns, especially…

It is U.S. Citizen’s Right A man got shot by his girlfriend today in Boston! Everyone has heard storylines similar to this one but people are hearing more and more about them it seems like everyday. Some people think there should make laws about gun control. However, others would disagree about having gun control because according to the second amendment it gives U.S. citizens the right to own guns. The three reasons why some are against control are: It is the people of the…

Gun Control? Every year thousands of people across this nation die from evil people with guns. People in positions of government have tried to come up with solutions for this problem. But no real action has been taken to solve this problem. Gun control is not constitutional and will not save these thousands of deaths because the evil men and woman that kill these people will always find ways to get illegal guns or weapons, if they took away guns that would lead to much power to the government…

Imagine if you walked into the classroom tomorrow morning and heard birds chirping. Imagine if you sat down at your desk, prepared to start your day. You wave towards your teacher who just got back from their day off. The teacher stands up and begins to talk about the day's objectives. But when they open their mouth to speak the intercom turns on then says, “We are under lock down, this is not a drill, take action immediately.” You hear someone scream in the background and the intercom shuts off…