Senators Feinstein (D-CA) and Blumenthal (D-CT) responded to the NRA’s statement and proposal. They criticized the NRA’s proposal to have armed security outside schools following the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. Senator Feinstein called it a blame tactic and distraction strategy that does not address the issue. Senator Blumenthal said what happened at Sandy Hook was a call for […]
Dec 21, 2012 Statement from Mayors Against Illegal Guns Co-Chair and New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg: “The NRA’s Washington leadership has long been out of step with its members, and never has that been so apparent as this morning. Their press conference was a shameful evasion of the crisis facing our country. Instead […]
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Has anyone stopped to consider the great irony to the NRA’s response today to the Newport shooting? Try this on for a second: One of the primary arguments floating around today among gun enthusiasts to justify the ever increasing number of firearms by private citizens is that they need to “bear arms “to fend off “governmental […]
“This is my NRA club card. I want to show you my tribute and how outraged I am at the loss of life in Newtown, CT. This is what I’m gonna do to this card. [Pulls out a pair of scissors and cuts his NRA membership card into pieces] That’s it,” [shuts off the camera]. CNN, […]