The Rifles

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…

In this article presented by americas1stfreedom.org, Mark Chesnut explains ten good reasons why someone should buy an AR-15 semi automatic rifle. He writes how an AR-15 is often thought of as a weapon of war and he states that rifles in general are seldom used in crime. Mark goes on to explain the many uses of an AR-15. He explains that this gun is good for defence, fun, teaching, hunting, and competitions. Guns are often a great pastime for most people as they use it for hunting, tinkering,…

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…

per every 100,000 people (Crimepreventionresearchcenter.org). If we ban the assault rifle we will not only keep the homicide rate the same but will likely increase it. “Assault rifles” should be legal, to prevent tyranny and protect the people from international invasion. Making these guns legal will reduce crime rate in America as it has done in many other countries. First let’s talk about the term “Assault Rifle”, because what most people don't understand is these weapons are different from…

week’s article reflection, I learned more about the AR-10. Springfield Armory selected two rifles in 1956 to be tested for military use. According to Bartocci (2014), almost immediately failures erupted. These would include broken extractors, failures to feed, bolt over base, failures of the muzzle compensator, bent gas tubes and pierced primers. After failing to impress Springfield Armory, the test rifle was sent back to Armalite for correction. A year later, after correcting the rifle’s…

Jonathan Browning did not believe in buying barrels from another company so, with the tools he made he would forged his own barrels. Jonathan Browning created his own rifling machine that he would use to rifle the barrels after they were forged. This man was literally a jack of all trades really cared about the craftsmanship of his work and the reliability of his guns. john moses browning was born in 1855 and his brother and soon to be life business partner…

Through the Sights Everyone handles pressure differently. Some people get shaky and unorganized while others use pressure to fuel their performance. Competitive shooting has been my passion for years and my match at the 2016 Junior Olympic Rifle Competition in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is my most memorable experience. My shooting career depended on my performance at this match, and I never expected to do as well as I did. Shooting may appear easy, but in reality shooting goes far beyond…

bout we get to how guns can be used for entertainment. Guns have many uses of entertainment but when I think of it only a few pop into my mind. These are rifles shotguns and pistols. Rifle shooting…