National Rifle Association in its simplest form is the largest gun club in the world. The organization was founded in 1871 by former Union Army officers to encourage sport shooting in order to have a fine tuned militia in case of emergency. The Union officers believed that a well regulated militia was integral for the security of a free state. It is an organization that opposes gun control‚ it believes in the individual defense of the uses of firearms‚ and it is interested in all aspects of shooting
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2nd amendment is our first freedom. For the last 100 years people have slowly been trying to tax and regulate our right and freedom to bear arms. The 2nd amendment states that their should be a militia ready for times of war. It does not say an army‚ a militia. If I remember correctly the definition of militia is a military force raised by civilians to take place of an army in an emergency. Now how are we supposed to act like a military force‚ if the law abiding citizens of this country cannot buy a
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Gun control is not one issue‚ but many. To some people gun control is a crime issue; to others it is a rights issue. Gun control is a safety issue‚ an education issue‚ a racial issue‚ and a political issue‚ among others. Within each of these issues there are those who want more gun control legislation and those who want less‚ on both sides of this issue‚ opinions range from moderate to extreme. Like most topics relating to government and its ruling ability‚ the topic of gun control is based heavily
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What they Fought for What they fought for is an analysis of a collection of nearly a thousand personal letters and journals entries written by the soldiers who fought America’s famous Civil War. This book seeks to define the ideology of what the soldiers understood they were fighting for‚ and their comprehension of the outcome of their service .Although counter arguments agree that most soldiers could not give a solid explanation of why they fought for‚ nor the real Constitutional issues that were
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· Over 200‚000 saw action · No more than 25‚000 were engaged at one time · Over 100‚000 served in the Continental Army under George Washington and the Continental Congress · The rest served in Patriot militia groups § Militias played a vital role in defending their own areas‚ but they alone did not win the Revolutionary War · This was due to lack of discipline‚ short terms of enlistment‚ and appalling rates of desertion · The victory of the war
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LATIN AMERICA WHAT IS IT? Term thought to be coined by French Emperor Napoleon III‚ during occupation of Mexico Reference to cultural commonalities shared by those who speak Romance languages: Spanish‚ Portuguese‚ French. Confusing point‚ since some countries in region are English speaking: Belize‚ Jamaica‚ Guyana; Suriname- Dutch speaking 34 nations‚ 590 million Geography Region south of Rio Grande to tip of South America. 8 mill sq miles‚ Huge‚ 2.5 times size of U.S. Frozen windswept land
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amendment reads‚ “A well-regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed” (U.S. Const. amend. II). Society must remember that this amendment was written over 200 years ago‚ when the United States was a brand-new country without a standing army to defend themselves. Today the United States does have a standing army‚ navy‚ air force‚ and police forces‚ so we as a country do not need a militia to defend. But even with this
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The Seven Years’ War could be called the First World War because it happened between different continents during 1754-1763. It started with the French and Indian war‚ and it had become large influence in European countries and states. This paper will provide how the Seven Years War could be First World War by details and outcomes. The Ohio Valley peace had been shaken despite the subtle balance of authority between the British and French‚ Iroquois and Indians of the Great Lakes. With increased immigration
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was this really the beginning? What happened to make William Weatherford and his Red Sticks attack Fort Mims and what was the outcome? Although accounts of the massacre at Fort Mims served to ignite war with the United States and the Creeks‚ the militia attack at the Battle of Burnt Corn angered the Red Sticks‚ which is what ultimately led to the slaying of approximately 300 people that day at Fort Mims. In October‚ 1811‚ the great Shawnee leader‚ Tecumsah‚ arrived in Muscogee or Creek territory
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On the day of September 11‚ 1857‚ an emigrant party camped at Mountain Meadows was brutally killed by the Mormon militia aided by Indians. This essay examines two viewpoints regarding the massacre found in Sally Denton’s “American Massacre” and in “Massacre at Mountain Meadows” by Ronald W. Walker‚ Richard E. Turley‚ and Glen M. Turley. September 7‚ 1857‚ the emigrants of the Fancher-Baker train were just awakening and preparing for the day when gunshots were sounded. The emigrants were caught
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