AI say all guns are good guns. There are no bad guns. I say the whole
nation should be an armed nation. Period.@ This rather bold statement was
made by Joseph Foss. Former Governor Joseph Foss, a former fighter pilot
for the US Air Force, is the current President of the NRA, or National
Rifle Association (Lacayo 16). The NRA is a special interest group known
by many. Its members are stereotyped to be a group of *truck-driving=,
pompous, huntsmen. Indeed this is partially true, as 97% of all NRA
members are suburban men. Because the organization is a more *Domestic
Blend=, it is a surprising fact that the NRA is a powerful lobbyist
organization. And skeptically viewed upon by many people (Lacayo 19). As
a lobbyist organization, the NRA has a current main objective of
protecting American citizens= rights, to possess and operate a firearm,
form being violated by gun control laws. One of the NRA=s main weapons in
this crusade is the second amendment of the Constitution of the United
States of America. The amendment=s translation in the eyes of the NRA and
many American citizens, clearly protects the individual rights of all
citizens to possess and operate firearms. This would easily make any and
all gun control laws unconstitutional. And therefore illegal. This
translation, however, is not accepted by all people. Including the United
States Government. They believe that the amendment guaranteed no right
for individual citizens to possess weaponry, but merely allowed for the
government to form and maintain an armed service (IE. United States Army,
US. Navy). Because of the different translations of our constitution, gun
control can be viewed by different people in different ways (Lacayo 20).
Some of the many gun control bans and laws wich are under constant
hellfire from the NRA are those pertaining to self-defense. Under current
laws, like those of Texas, require that p...