ETHICS IN PRACTICE CASE: The NRA and the CDC
1. Do you think the NRA is justified in its actions toward the CDC?
2. Do you think the CDC should pursue gun-related injury research?
3. The NRA contends that the CDC had an anti-gun agenda and that it was playing politics with the research. Does this alter your assessment of the NRA’s approach to lobbying?
4. Where do you draw the line regarding lobbying by industry groups? The NRA’s actions promote shareholder wealth-is that not the responsibility of a trade group? Are there lines that trade associations should not cross when they lobby and, if so, what are they?