In 1871, two union veterans, William C. Church and George Wingate, formed an organization called the National Rifle Association. The goal of their
organization was to enhance and stimulate rifle shooting on a more in depth
scale. The major subscribers are analogous organizations, businesses, and the
general public that has interest in sport shooting and hunting. The NRA is the
foremost organization dealing with sport shooting, maintaining the heritage of
hunting in America, and to continually advocate the right to bear arms in the United States. Due to new audiences, subscribers, and grants the NRA must expand every day. “But our successes would not be possible without the tireless efforts and countless hours of service our nearly four million members have given to champion Second Amendment rights and support NRA programs” (NRA website).
The NRA foundation has raised over $186 million in grants. They provide an abundant amount of time and money into education and competitions. By holding annual meetings, informing the public about events and competitions, and educating the public they are able to generate money and members every year. The constituents of NRA include: men, women, youth, gun collectors, hunters, individuals with handicap disabilities, competitive shooters, and law enforcement. This organization provides the backbone in protecting the second amendment for all citizens. I love to hunt and shoot a variety of weapons. The NRA supports these activities by providing political powers, creating public interest, and influencing regulations concerning firearms. Every year the NRA holds a banquet in Schulenburg, TX. My family and I are always there learning new facts and entering the silent actions. This is a great way to spend money on something we value. We know the money is going towards activities like youth hunting and wildlife conservation. “Contributions to the Foundation are tax-deductible and benefit a variety of American constituencies including youth, women, hunters, competitive shooters, gun collectors, law enforcement agents and persons with physical disabilities” (NRA website). The NRA does a great job getting their name out there and trying to
gain new members. The NRA Clubs & Associations Department provides services and assistance to a network of over 14,000 NRA-affiliated clubs, associations, and businesses (NRA website).
One of the unique training programs they offer include law enforcement. Today, there are more than 10,000 NRA-certified police and security firearms instructors (NRA website). They also provide educational firearms training programs, competitions, and safety meetings. This helps the public to understand they are not just trying to hand out guns to kids. They provide youth hunters with adequate safety training that will keep them safe in hunting situations. In civilian training, the NRA continues to be the leader in firearms education. Over 55,000 certified instructors now train about 750,000 gun owners a year (NRA website). The NRA is in support of the second amendment along with the support of Mitt Romney for president and Paul Ryan for Vice president. Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan will protect our Right to Keep and Bear Arms by appointing SupremeCourt justices who will uphold the rulings in District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald v. City of Chicago – two landmark cases which held that the Second Amendment guarantees a fundamental, individual Right to Keep and Bear Arms for all law-abiding Americans (NRA website). If we were denied this right how would we be able to protect ourselves? It would make it a lot easier and tempting for murders and robbers to break into.
An on going topic with NRA right now deals with handguns and assault rifles. Gun control groups are trying to bann assault weapons for good. Assault weapons are an important aspect of the military and competitive sport shooting. They account for about 15 percent of the 250+ million privately-owned firearms in the United States. They are used for the same purposes that other firearms are, including self-defense, hunting, and recreational and competitive target shooting (NRA-ILA). This contoversary has been around for a while now and will continue to be a topic. I do not think they will ever pass a law banning assault weapons. They have found that more murder victims are shot with handguns rather than assault rifles.
This organization is supported through people all over the world. They know the rights of the people and try to keep those rights for us. Through members, grants, and banquets they are able to provide money and grants to education and gun safety programs through all states. Having youth sport competitions helps
children learn the aspects and fundamentals of shooting and hunting. I will support this organization as long as they are well functional and share my beliefs.
www.NRA.com
organization was to enhance and stimulate rifle shooting on a more in depth
scale. The major subscribers are analogous organizations, businesses, and the
general public that has interest in sport shooting and hunting. The NRA is the
foremost organization dealing with sport shooting, maintaining the heritage of
hunting in America, and to continually advocate the right to bear arms in the United States. Due to new audiences, subscribers, and grants the NRA must expand every day. “But our successes would not be possible without the tireless efforts and countless hours of service our nearly four million members have given to champion Second Amendment rights and support NRA programs” (NRA website).
The NRA foundation has raised over $186 million in grants. They provide an abundant amount of time and money into education and competitions. By holding annual meetings, informing the public about events and competitions, and educating the public they are able to generate money and members every year. The constituents of NRA include: men, women, youth, gun collectors, hunters, individuals with handicap disabilities, competitive shooters, and law enforcement. This organization provides the backbone in protecting the second amendment for all citizens. I love to hunt and shoot a variety of weapons. The NRA supports these activities by providing political powers, creating public interest, and influencing regulations concerning firearms. Every year the NRA holds a banquet in Schulenburg, TX. My family and I are always there learning new facts and entering the silent actions. This is a great way to spend money on something we value. We know the money is going towards activities like youth hunting and wildlife conservation. “Contributions to the Foundation are tax-deductible and benefit a variety of American constituencies including youth, women, hunters, competitive shooters, gun collectors, law enforcement agents and persons with physical disabilities” (NRA website). The NRA does a great job getting their name out there and trying to
gain new members. The NRA Clubs & Associations Department provides services and assistance to a network of over 14,000 NRA-affiliated clubs, associations, and businesses (NRA website).
One of the unique training programs they offer include law enforcement. Today, there are more than 10,000 NRA-certified police and security firearms instructors (NRA website). They also provide educational firearms training programs, competitions, and safety meetings. This helps the public to understand they are not just trying to hand out guns to kids. They provide youth hunters with adequate safety training that will keep them safe in hunting situations. In civilian training, the NRA continues to be the leader in firearms education. Over 55,000 certified instructors now train about 750,000 gun owners a year (NRA website). The NRA is in support of the second amendment along with the support of Mitt Romney for president and Paul Ryan for Vice president. Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan will protect our Right to Keep and Bear Arms by appointing SupremeCourt justices who will uphold the rulings in District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald v. City of Chicago – two landmark cases which held that the Second Amendment guarantees a fundamental, individual Right to Keep and Bear Arms for all law-abiding Americans (NRA website). If we were denied this right how would we be able to protect ourselves? It would make it a lot easier and tempting for murders and robbers to break into.
An on going topic with NRA right now deals with handguns and assault rifles. Gun control groups are trying to bann assault weapons for good. Assault weapons are an important aspect of the military and competitive sport shooting. They account for about 15 percent of the 250+ million privately-owned firearms in the United States. They are used for the same purposes that other firearms are, including self-defense, hunting, and recreational and competitive target shooting (NRA-ILA). This contoversary has been around for a while now and will continue to be a topic. I do not think they will ever pass a law banning assault weapons. They have found that more murder victims are shot with handguns rather than assault rifles.
This organization is supported through people all over the world. They know the rights of the people and try to keep those rights for us. Through members, grants, and banquets they are able to provide money and grants to education and gun safety programs through all states. Having youth sport competitions helps
children learn the aspects and fundamentals of shooting and hunting. I will support this organization as long as they are well functional and share my beliefs.
www.NRA.com