1. The strategy of the NRA has been to oppose any legal measures that might tighten controls. The grounds are that any of these would be a foot in the door leading to demands for more such laws. As an objective communication professional. How do you feel about this "no exceptions." "no compromise." "not one inch" attitude? Has your attitude changes at all by your studies of the ultimate purpose of public relations? If so, how and why? 

2. What similarities and differences do you find in the foundations of the convictions of those who hold to a hard line on the gun issue (on either side) and those who hold a hard line on abortion (on either side)? In their strategies and tactics? 

Answer the questions according to the case "Guns - For Whom? For What?" (provided below):  

 

  

   

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Case 8-3 Guns-For Whom? For What? As for the right to bear arm, did our An emotionally charged controversy has long swirled around the availability, ownership. sation's foundern intend that one needed to and use of tifles and handguns On one side be a menber of the "militia." or might he or are those who are shocked by erime rates she he any able-bodied man or wom And and feet that violent behavior is encour- do "arms" apply only to the flintiock weapons aped by gun ownership. On the opposing of 1776, or should they include the automatic side are the constitutional rights to keep pistol. AK-47. and other weapons of today? arms and to be secure in one's home. There Such questions of definition make up only one are legal provisions for game hunting and small part of a long and many-sided debate. target shooting as sport, recreation. and emplayment. Somewhere in between are the gun usage from protection to cruminal ends has wildlife conservationists, the millions who unfortunately attained disturbing proportions must walk dark streets at night, and the mil- Acconding to the Web sine of the Brady Campign lions who, by nature, abbor violence and kill to Prevent Gun Violence, in 2010, fireanns were ing in any form Since those pioneer days the conversion of ed to kill 9,4s4 people in the United States, and this country is fourth in the world in pun deaths, behind South Africa 31,98 Columbia (21,998), and Thaitand (20,032). According Fact Finding The Second Amendment to the Constitution to the FBI Uniform Crime Reports for 2010, of the United States (Article 2 of the Bill of gans were used to kill nearly 65 percent of the Rights) stipulates "a well-regulated militia. 14,748 people mardered that year. being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arme the issue shall not be infringed." The interpeetation and the ongoing applicability of this amend- Research Center for the People & the Press, ment constitute the basis for the controversy conducted in 2010 among 1,500 adults, finds involving the personal and private ownership the pablic is evenly split over whether it is more of guns Key words in the constitutional amendment (40) or to control gan ownership (46) That appear to be miliia and keep and bear is largely unchanged from April 2009 (49% arms. One dictionary defines militia as "all control gun ownership v. 45% protect gun able-bodied male citizens from eighteen to rights). But from 1993 to 2008, majorities forty-five, not menbers of the regular military had comsistently said it was more important to forces, and legally sabject to call for military control gun ownership than to peutect the right duty." That is clear enough as applied to colo- to own guns" (pewresearch.org). nial times. But what is a "militia" in modern times when the United States has a trained standing army, large Reserve and National Guard units, a Peatagon brain center, and a The old cliche, "There ought to be a law worldwide intelligence network, all of which against it," seems appropriate. Four significant are hacked by an enormous naclear capability federal laws support different forms of gun that could be unleashed by a word of command control. The fint one, the National Firearms and the pressing of a few buttons? Americans, meanwhile, are divided over The latest national survey by the Pew important to protect the rights of gun owners The Legal Controls Act of 1934, is aimed at control of special Case 8-3 Guns-For Whom? For What? As for the right to bear arm, did our An emotionally charged controversy has long swirled around the availability, ownership. sation's foundern intend that one needed to and use of tifles and handguns On one side be a menber of the "militia." or might he or are those who are shocked by erime rates she he any able-bodied man or wom And and feet that violent behavior is encour- do "arms" apply only to the flintiock weapons aped by gun ownership. On the opposing of 1776, or should they include the automatic side are the constitutional rights to keep pistol. AK-47. and other weapons of today? arms and to be secure in one's home. There Such questions of definition make up only one are legal provisions for game hunting and small part of a long and many-sided debate. target shooting as sport, recreation. and emplayment. Somewhere in between are the gun usage from protection to cruminal ends has wildlife conservationists, the millions who unfortunately attained disturbing proportions must walk dark streets at night, and the mil- Acconding to the Web sine of the Brady Campign lions who, by nature, abbor violence and kill to Prevent Gun Violence, in 2010, fireanns were ing in any form Since those pioneer days the conversion of ed to kill 9,4s4 people in the United States, and this country is fourth in the world in pun deaths, behind South Africa 31,98 Columbia (21,998), and Thaitand (20,032). According Fact Finding The Second Amendment to the Constitution to the FBI Uniform Crime Reports for 2010, of the United States (Article 2 of the Bill of gans were used to kill nearly 65 percent of the Rights) stipulates "a well-regulated militia. 14,748 people mardered that year. being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arme the issue shall not be infringed." The interpeetation and the ongoing applicability of this amend- Research Center for the People & the Press, ment constitute the basis for the controversy conducted in 2010 among 1,500 adults, finds involving the personal and private ownership the pablic is evenly split over whether it is more of guns Key words in the constitutional amendment (40) or to control gan ownership (46) That appear to be miliia and keep and bear is largely unchanged from April 2009 (49% arms. One dictionary defines militia as "all control gun ownership v. 45% protect gun able-bodied male citizens from eighteen to rights). But from 1993 to 2008, majorities forty-five, not menbers of the regular military had comsistently said it was more important to forces, and legally sabject to call for military control gun ownership than to peutect the right duty." That is clear enough as applied to colo- to own guns" (pewresearch.org). nial times. But what is a "militia" in modern times when the United States has a trained standing army, large Reserve and National Guard units, a Peatagon brain center, and a The old cliche, "There ought to be a law worldwide intelligence network, all of which against it," seems appropriate. Four significant are hacked by an enormous naclear capability federal laws support different forms of gun that could be unleashed by a word of command control. The fint one, the National Firearms and the pressing of a few buttons? Americans, meanwhile, are divided over The latest national survey by the Pew important to protect the rights of gun owners The Legal Controls Act of 1934, is aimed at control of special

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