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National Rifle Association Pros And Cons

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National Rifle Association is a special interest group that lobbies for the rights of gun owners and works to protect the 2nd Amendment. The House Armed Services Committee (Politicians) funds the ATF (Bureaucrats) and provides political support. The NRA works to insure that the 2nd Amendment is never breached. One way it does this is by lobbying for the ATF. Since the ATF would not exist if it were not for gun owners and the NRA. ATF funding comes from the House Armed Services Committee (HASC). The NRA aggressively lobbies that committee. It makes sure that 2nd Amendment supporters on the HASC get re-elected. It also works aggressively to deliver political pain & defeat to members who oppose or take any actions that could in anyway damage

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