1. Gun Control
The goals of the National Rifle Association is to promote and encourage rifle .
Members of the NRA focus on legislation that pays .
particular attention to premier firearms education, and they are America's foremost defender of Second Amendment rights. Their concerns are very broad. In comparison the Native American Movement has been largely focused on tribal sovereignty issues, the rights of tribal governments to self-determination. In many cases their demands have been quite narrow dealing with land and expanded to broader issues such as self-determination, questionable behavior of federal government in its regard to Native policies, and the need to protect treaty rights and preserve traditional Native Spirituality and culture. The movement is built upon deeply rooted traditional spirituality, culture, language and history of Native people.
II. Strategies.
The National Rifle Association uses for the most part institutional strategies. Such strategies are accepted by society and operate within guidelines of law. Tactics used are voting, lobbying, contributions to campaigns, and often legislative facts and analyses to members, whereby they can take action on their own such as writing to congress. Native Americans use mostly non-institutional s strategies. These tactics consist of large demonstrations, violence, and fish-ins.
III. Target.
The NRA targets the federal government primarily because it's a major political force and defender of Second Amendment rights. They challenge society as a whole to enroll or at least educate themselves about shooting on a scientific basis. Native Americans target the federal government, state government and society values because of the various issues and critical developments within the Native American community such as police brutality, slum housing, unemployment rate, lack of concern regarding Indian education, Racist and discriminatory policies of the Hennepin County welfare system toward Native American clients, and questionable behavior of federal government in its regard to Native policies.
The National Rifle Association (NRA) is a pro-gun interest group that targets most anti-gun supporters and has long been a dominant player in the battle over gun-related issues in America. ... In 1872, the New York State Legislature appropriated $25l, 000 to purchase a site on Long Island for use as an NRA rifle range (Snapp 22). ... President Roosevelt's creation of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice buoyed the NRA in 1903 (Snapp 23). ... These groups include that National Rifle Association (NRA), and the Gun Owners of America (GOA) (Hatch 4). ... This association...
s (National Rifle Association) point of view on the subject, which differs tremendously with the views of pro gun-control activist. ... In addition, forty four percent of Americans say that the National Rifle Association has far too much power over gun control laws, while thirty two percent say it has the right amount of influence. Only a mere eighteen- percent of people says that the National Rifle Association does not have enough influence over gun control laws. ...
It discusses problems and many of the reasons Nationals and State Parks are having so many problems keeping up with maintenance and other things. ... Many parks do not have any such theme parks within their borders, but locals place these amusement parks just outside of the national parks. ... Some of the groups include the National Rifle Association, the National Cattlemen's Association and Exxon. ...
Why is it that the government wants to take away our guns? It is a growing issue these days with murders, gun fights, and recent school shootings. Are guns that important for people to have them in the first place? The National Rifle Association (NRA) sure thinks so; that is why they are fighting t...
The Political Power of the NRA The National Rifle Association (NRA) is a private organization founded on promoting rifle shooting on a scientific level. ... In August of 1871, William Church thought that an association should be established in order to promote and encourage rifle shooting. (Sugarmann) Church thought that this association should be modeled after the National Rifle Association in Great Britain. On November 17, 1871, New York state allowed the NRA to have a charter "to promote rifle practice, and for this purpose to provide a suitable range or ranges in the vicinity of...
The National Rifle Association (NRA) members believe that it is their constitutional right to own guns, stating that guns are not the root of the crime problem in the United States. ... Gun control advocates have been lobbying for 7 years for the passage of the Brady Bill, which makes a waiting period mandatory for all national firearm sales. ... The slogan of the National Rifle Association says it the best, "guns don't kill, people do" (NRA). ... First of all, the definition of an "assault weapon" is not distinct and if they were to be nationally banned no one would know what an "assault...
The National Rifle Association (NRA) members believe it is their right to own guns and state that guns are not the source of the crime problem. ... The slogan of the National Rifle Association personifies the misuse of firearms, "Guns don't kill, people do" (NRA). ... The National Rifle Association (NRA) at 131 years old is the nations oldest civil rights group. ... The association has over 4 million members across America (Kansas Voters Repudiate Gun Control). ... Luckey, Chairman of the Airline Pilots Associations National Flight Safety Committee. ...