Research Paper on interest group the NRA; why Representative John Thune of South Dakota supports NRA; pro 2nd Amendment – Federal Government

Below, I’ve included my introduction paragraph, outline for my research paper, and the guidelines/rubric for my research paper from my syllabus. My professor is making us do this research paper in parts. I need the body of my research paper and conclusion with in-text citations and a works cited page. I want a minimum of 6 MLA citations. My paper is about the NRA and why representative John Thune supports the NRA, and I want my paper to be pro-guns, pro 2nd Amendment.  I will also need a bibliography. I want my research paper to be a minimum of 10 pages, not including the works cited page and bibliography. You must include MLA headers. While you’re at it, please include a conclusion paragraph that includes whether voters will come out to vote in the next election regarding this interest group/topic etc. Do not use Wikipedia as a source.

Here’s the instructions for the body of the research paper:

Representative’s connection to the issue with MLA citations

Section 3 of your research paper is four to five full paragraphs with in-text citations and the works cited page included.

You will receive up to 10 points if this is done correctly.

If you received less than 10 points, you must make all corrections I gave you by the date indicated.

Once the corrected section is submitted, I will grade it for a possible full 10 points.

In this part of the paper, you must have at least 5 MLA citations as a minimum. 2 points are deducted for every citation less than 5.

For example, if you only have two citations and they are not correct, you lose all 10 points. If they are correct, you lose 6 points.

Please use the citation maker in this module to be sure your citations are correctly formatted. Please do not simply write what you feel. You will not receive credit for this paper if you do not have data and MLA citations.

Failure to submit this section of the research paper results in closing the entire assignment and only receiving the points that have been earned to date, if any.

In these paragraphs, you will write about if your representative promotes the cause of the interest group. Perhaps the representative received millions of dollars. If that is the case, then the interest group will expect much from the lawmaker in the way of laws or tax benefits that work to the advantage of the interest group. Or, the lawmaker received very little from the interest group and the representative does not sponsor or write bills in the interest group’s favor.

Further, you will need to defend your thesis with MLA citations. Use the interest group and representative websites, quotations and/or comments made by the interest group and the representative to support your position. You will need to find supporting documentation on how important your issue is from independent sources. This means going to research institutes and data bases.

I have provided many data websites in your resources. Please go to those sources as a starting point.

In my example, the National Retail Federation only gave NY Senator Chuck Schumer $5,000. That is not a substantial donation by any means. It costs millions to run for senator. Based on Schumer’s website it is clear he has not sponsored bills related to retail.

In your paper, you may very well find that the larger the donation, the closer the relationship is between the group and the representative. In most cases, interest groups actually write the laws for our lawmakers because the lobbyist representing the interest group is often a lawyer specializing in that area of law. You will explain this in at least three full paragraphs of eight sentences in each paragraph.

You will need to find the connection between your group, the representative, and the issue and, using MLA citations, explain this to the reader. You will have quotations and data to support your position. This section of the paper has details and data to substantiate. 

Needless to say, no Wikipedia has ever been used in an academic research paper. Academic citations are found in a library database.

MY RESEARCH PAPER INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH:

• It was not until 1977 that the N.R.A. took to the streets and fought for the Second Amendment, as they have been doing for years. The organization, established in 1871 by Union veterans Col. William C. Church and Gen. George Wingate 11 years after the Civil War ended, is the oldest civil rights organization. The National Rifle Association is of more importance than any other civil organization in the American discourse by far because America has had a gun culture from the country’s founding. Ever since it was established, the National Rifle Association has not only taken the skill of riflery to the next scientific level; it has not for no reason swayed away from its agenda on account of the significance it holds in its title, the fact to the matter is that the National Rifle Association currently has grown past a single or even a bifold institution to a multifunctional institution that helps teach, operate the defense of firearms, and represents its members and their causes. The N.R.A. Foundation is the country’s leading charitable organization supporting shooting sports, having awarded thousands of grants supporting educational programs since its inception in 1990. The N.R.A. Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization that raises money to fund a wide range of firearm-related public interest activities in the United States. The N.R.A. Foundation’s funding efforts are specifically tailored to the needs of communities across the U.S. and involve a vast range of firearm educational programs and activities. The Foundation not only caters to programs that serve the country’s needs to ensure responsible use of their Second Amendment rights but also to introduce a new culture that includes individual liberties. The N.R.A. is a key player in our political system today. It supports the 2nd amendment and the right to bear arms. The Second Amendment is a very important issue to US representatives because it helps us be protected by being able to own guns, which many US representatives are for the N.R.A. and the 2nd Amendment. Ultimately, more US representatives must support the N.R.A. and the 2nd Amendment because if they do, they would be helping to preserve the gun rights of the US and US residents. The N.R.A. and the 2nd amendment are always at the top of the list when Americans are asked which rights they value the most.

RESEARCH PAPER OUTLINE:

• The interest group category that represents the issue I will write about: [Guns]

• The interest group within the category you chose. The issue represented by the interest group is the issue of your paper.
• —> National Rifle Association (NRA)

• 1. Interest Group: National Rifle Association
• 2. Candidate: John Thune
• 3. What party, state, and district does the candidate represent: (R-SDS1)
• 4. How much did the candidate receive from individuals: $0
• 5. How much did the candidate receive from the organization: $9,900
• 6. How much did the candidate receive in total: $9,900
• 7. Open Secrets.org link to verify answers: https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/national-rifle-assn/summary?topnumcycle=2022&contribcycle=2024&lobcycle=2024&outspendcycle=2022&id=d000000082&toprecipcycle=2022

• 1. Interest Group: National Rifle Association
• 2. About NRA: A Brief History of the NRA, “…Union veterans Col. William C. Church and Gen. George Wingate formed the National Rifle Association in 1871. The primary goal of the association would be to “promote and encourage rifle shooting on a scientific basis,” according to a magazine editorial written by Church.”
• 3. NRA Foundation, “a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization, provided a means to raise millions of dollars to fund gun safety and educational projects of benefit to the general public. Contributions to the Foundation are tax-deductible and benefit a variety of American constituencies including youth, women, hunters, competitive shooters, gun collectors, law enforcement agents and persons with physical disabilities.”
• 4. America’s longest-standing civil rights organization, “While widely recognized today as a major political force and as America’s foremost defender of Second Amendment rights, the NRA has, since its inception, been the premier firearms education organization in the world.”
• 5. Link to verify answers: https://home.nra.org/about-the-nra/

• 1. Name of Representative: Senator John Thune.
• 2. Position, State and district or whole state if applicable: Senate Republican whip, South Dakota
• 3. Home Page of Representative: https://www.thune.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/biography
• 4. About: “In 2022, John became the second South Dakotan in history to be elected to a fourth term in the U.S. Senate. For the 118th Congress, John serves on the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee; the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee; and the Finance Committee. He serves as ranking member of the Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband and ranking member of the Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight. He also serves as the Senate Republican whip, the number two position in Senate Republican leadership, and has previously served as chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee from 2009–2011 and chairman of the Senate Republican Conference from 2012-2018.”  https://www.thune.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/biography
• 5. Press Releases:
• 1. February 6, 2024, Thune: United States Must Be Ready to Counter Global Threats
• 2. February 6, 2024, Thune’s Office Accepting Summer Internship Applications
• 3. February 2, 2024, Thune, Senate 340B Bipartisan Working Group Release Legislative Discussion Draft

• 4. January 31, 2024,

5. January 31, 2024, Thune: Iran’s Reign of Terror Must be Stopped

• https://www.thune.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases

RESEARCH PAPER GUIDELINES FOUND IN MY SYLLABUS – READ BELOW:

MLA Texas or National Research Paper: 20% of the grade.

You must only use Word to write your paper

If you miss answering all five questions of the research quiz, you can not do any other step in the research paper assignment.

The introduction lays the outline and foundation for the entire paper. If you miss the first step in the paper or fail to upload the corrections given, you can not do any other step in the research paper assignment.

If you miss the representative’s connection assignment paper or fail to upload the corrections given, you can not do any other step. in the research paper assignment.

If you miss the paper’s conclusion, you can not upload the final completed paper for credit.

1. The research paper is done one week at a time with corrections due that week or the entire research assignmnet closes.
2. Please read the instructions ahead of time.
3. The instructions are in the assignment in the module.
4. Failure to submit or complete any section for that week results in closing the entire research paper assignment and receiving whatever points have been awarded to date if any.
5. Corrections are made and you are expected tocorrected yopur work and then the corrected work as indicated.
6. Please read the instructions in the assignment to see how to earn your points back.
7. MLA citations are required – please check out the Galveston library citation maker posted in Canvas in this section.
8. This paper is a Texas-centered or national issue and is data-driven.
9. The paper must be a minimum of 750 words minimum – double spaced – Times Roman.
10. MLA bibliography page is not part of the 750words or three pages.
11. MLA citation must be included (in-text) at the end of each paragraph (not introduction or conclusion)
12. MLA bibliography page must be included on the last page.
13. MLA citations are required.
14. Be sure to include data from the data websites to support positions.
15. A minimum of five government or official data websites are recommended to be used. Please see the data module for official data websites you can use.
16. No Newspapers can be used for this paper. No Blogs. No Wikipedia.
17. Look at the Pew Institute or other polling institutes to find your second data cite. There is a module that has a large list you can select from.
18. The instructions are in each section in the research module. Please read them carefully well before the due date.
19. MLA Bibliography – last page
20. The research paper is done in sections, with the sections and corrections made and resubmitted within the same week. 
    
    Please note the due dates.
    
    A missed due date results in the entire research paper assignment closing and only receiving the points earned up to that point.
    
    The second submission is not required if you were not given correction to make and you received 10 points on your first admission.
    
    You must make all the corrections I have given and then resubmit on the date indicated. This will ensure you get full credit for the paper as you move along each week.

Paper Grading Rubric:

1. Paper is less than 750 words – not double spaced – not Times Roman. 50 points off
2. No MLA in-text citation is included at the end of each paragraph. 50 points off
3. No MLA bibliography. 0
4. No MLA Headers.  20 points off
5. No credit if the software is not compatible with Canvas or the file will not open. No credit for a PDF file.
6. All work must be read through Turnitin.
7. Only Word is accepted into Canvas which you have in your Galveston College Outlook account. Canvas does not recognize GDocs, Apple Pages or Notes, or any other software. Turnitin does not read PDF files.

Turnitin

1. The paper is submitted through Turnitin.
2. Any % of Turnitin that reads as AI or plagiarized does not receive any credit. (see plagiarism section)
3. Do not copy and paste from any source or from any other paper. Turnitin will pick it up and tag it as plagiarism.

Paper Grading Rubric:

1. No credit if the paper is less than 750 words – not double spaced – not Times Roman.
2. No credit if no MLA in-text citation is included
3. No credit if no MLA bibliography.
4. Turnitin: The paper is only submitted through Turnitin.
5. No credit when Turnitin reads the work as plagiarism or AI written.
6. Do not copy and paste from any source or from any other paper. Turnitin will pick it up and tag it as plagiarism.