NRA gun rights
NRA’s History and Issue
- Started in civil war to train soldiers how to shoot accurately
- Was once for gun control when the Mafia was big through the 30’s and on to the 50’s to control the violence
- had history with the civil rights movement and help African American communities and train them to defend themselves from the KKK
-They have a act in wildlife conservation
- They have extensive firearms training programs to help people protect themselves and others
-have a current stance for gun control http://www.policymic.com/articles/23929/10-surprising-facts-about-the-nra-that-you-never-hear -America's Longest-Standing Civil Rights Organization
Throughout the National Rifle Association's nearly 150 years, there have been many extraordinary leaders, impassioned speeches and memorable moments. This section celebrates those people and events — and of course the magnificent firearms — that helped shaped the future of our nation.http://home.nra.org/history
-founded in 1871 that promotes firearm ownership, as well as police training, firearm safety, marksmanship, hunting and self-defense training in the United States.
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Rifle_Association
How money is spent
-The National Rifle Association goes to great lengths (and spends a huge sum of money) to defend the right to bear arms. It is opposed to virtually every form of gun control, including restrictions on owning assault weapons, retention of databases of gun purchases, and registration of firearms. The NRA’s influence is felt not only through campaign contributions, but through millions of dollars in off-the-books spending on issue ads and the like. purchases, and registration of firearms.Following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the NRA supported proposals to arm airline pilots with guns. In each of the years 2011 and 2012, the NRA spent nearly $3 million on federal-level lobbying efforts. During the 2012 election cycle, the group laid out more than $25 million
- Started in civil war to train soldiers how to shoot accurately
- Was once for gun control when the Mafia was big through the 30’s and on to the 50’s to control the violence
- had history with the civil rights movement and help African American communities and train them to defend themselves from the KKK
-They have a act in wildlife conservation
- They have extensive firearms training programs to help people protect themselves and others
-have a current stance for gun control http://www.policymic.com/articles/23929/10-surprising-facts-about-the-nra-that-you-never-hear -America's Longest-Standing Civil Rights Organization
Throughout the National Rifle Association's nearly 150 years, there have been many extraordinary leaders, impassioned speeches and memorable moments. This section celebrates those people and events — and of course the magnificent firearms — that helped shaped the future of our nation.http://home.nra.org/history
-founded in 1871 that promotes firearm ownership, as well as police training, firearm safety, marksmanship, hunting and self-defense training in the United States.
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Rifle_Association
How money is spent
-The National Rifle Association goes to great lengths (and spends a huge sum of money) to defend the right to bear arms. It is opposed to virtually every form of gun control, including restrictions on owning assault weapons, retention of databases of gun purchases, and registration of firearms. The NRA’s influence is felt not only through campaign contributions, but through millions of dollars in off-the-books spending on issue ads and the like. purchases, and registration of firearms.Following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the NRA supported proposals to arm airline pilots with guns. In each of the years 2011 and 2012, the NRA spent nearly $3 million on federal-level lobbying efforts. During the 2012 election cycle, the group laid out more than $25 million