National Rifle Association of America 11250 Waples Mill Road Fairfax‚ VA 22030 Dear Board Member‚ My name is Andy Struttmann I am currently a junior in high school. I am writing to you to voice my concern about the recent tragic events involving gun violence. First off I want to voice that I am an avid gun user and value my rights as every American citizen should‚ but I ask when should the line be drawn for what guns should be available and who should be able to purchase and use them. Even
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don’t begin to understand how racism starts and Geraldo saying what he did‚ is the reason why there is racial discrimination ‚still‚ today. As the NRA said “Guns aren’t the issue‚ it’s racism”‚ and I agree with this opinion. The NRA is national rifle association and they didn’t believe that it was the Stand your ground law that got trayvon Martin killed‚ it was the fact that theres so much racism going around that people end up getting hurt from that. They also believe that because of Zimmerman
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Protection Act (FOPA) of 1986‚ or the McClure-Volkmer Bill‚ was signed in to law after a long debate that pitted several interest groups against one another. This regulation was heavily favored by the firearms industry and groups like the National Rifle Association (NRA) because it sought to allow over-the-counter interstate sales of all firearms‚ allow interstate transport of firearms‚ reduce record-keeping requirements for ammunition sales‚ raise the burden of proof for federal gun law violations
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Anna Gresl Professor Jeffrey Levine 8 December 2012 BANG! BANG! Thomas Jefferson was against standing peacetime armies--- calling such armies as evil. He was also a strong believer that such militaries could cause more harm than good and making remarks such as‚ “nor is it conceived needful or safe that a standing army should be kept up in time of peace for defense against invasion.” Although Thomas had this belief system he was not blind to the fact that Americans still needed to protect itself
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Cited: Endersby‚ Alastair. (IDEA) International Debate Education Association. 14 April 2009. 5 Jan. 2011 <http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_print.php?topicID=33>. NRA Gun Safety Rules. 2011. 5 Jan. 2011 <http://www.nrahq.org/education/guide.asp>. NRA-ILA. 6 Feb. 2006. 1 Feb. 2011 <www.nraila.org/Issues/FactSheets/Read
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Second Speaker – Debating Good evening ladies and gentlemen. My name is ... and as the second speaker I will be further convincing you as to why my team would repeal the second amendment. I will be covering the issues revolving gun violence. But firstly I must point out the many flaws that the negating team has presented. The first speaker of the negating team said that…. She/He also said that….. Also said that….. Also said that… Moving on‚ my first point
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certain part of town. Stand your ground now says if you think someone was going to do something to you‚ or if you start a fight but start to lose it is alright to kill a person and the law will back you up one hundred percent. The National Rifle Association (NRA) lobbied hard for the law to pass‚ while law enforcement officials like Miami’s police chief opposed it. As soon as the bill was signed into Florida‚ the NRA’s vice president‚ Wayne Lapierre‚ said his organization would use the victory
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100‚000 people)”(pro con). This quote is showing people all around the world that gun control is really bad because mexico is way more strict than the u.s. And the u.s. Don’t have as many kills and homicides as mexico. ¨According to the National Rifle Association (NRA)‚ guns are used for self-defense 2.5 million times a year¨(pro con) The nra is showing that people use guns against other people for their safety and their families safety. Leading Causes of Death Reports‚" between 1999 and 2013‚ Americans
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The NRA was established in 1871 to help make souldiers better marksmen. It stayed today to help maintain the second amendment and it still teaches applicants how to use firearms safely. They do this through firearm safety training and many other things like becoming NRA certified. Being NRA certified shows that you have an understanding on how to properly use a firearm. NRA certification needs to be a necessary part of purchasing and owning a firearm to keep firearms out of the hands of dangerous
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country was founded on the constitution‚ yet we cannot decide whether or not to live by it or create restrictions and preserve the freedoms that our founders had in mind. On one side of the argument against gun restrictions is the NRA‚ the National Rifle association. The NRA is a non-profit lobbying group that advocates for the protection of the Second Amendment of the United States Bill of Rights. According to the NRA‚ there are approximately 200 million firearms in the U.S.‚ and 60-65 million firearm
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