NRA goes unusually silent after Connecticut school shooting
NRA goes unusually silent after Connecticut school shooting
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The Associated Press
Published Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012 7:18AM EST
Last Updated Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012 8:16AM EST
WASHINGTON -- Where is the NRA?
The largest U.S. gun-rights organization -- typically outspoken, even after shooting deaths -- has gone all but silent since last week's rampage at a Connecticut school left 26 people dead, including 20 children.
The National Rifle Association's Facebook page has disappeared. The NRA has posted no tweets. It makes no mention of the shooting on its website. None of its leaders hit the media circuit Sunday to promote its support of the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment right to bear arms as the nation mourns the latest mass shooting victims and opens a new debate over gun restrictions. On Monday, the NRA offered no rebuttal as 300 anti-gun protesters marched to its Capitol Hill office.
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A Note From Michael Moore
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/mi...ichael-moore-2
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I am truly beside myself this time. I tried to ring a warning bell about this a decade ago. The disease has only gotten worse.
But...you feel something different in the air across America tonight, don't you? People have had it and the outrage is loud and visible. I'm convinced the majority of Americans will now back strong gun control laws. And a better mental health care system. And perhaps a few are willing to look at the deeper issue of how this country officially sanctions violence as a means to an end.
The NRA, for the first time ever, has gone silent. They've taken their Facebook page down. They know they can't show up in Newtown next week and stick it to the people there, like they usually do after one of these mass killings. Let's face it, the gun lobby tonight is on the ropes. Now is the time to act. We can't let this sad moment pass without a true response and a president willing to be a strong leader.
I'll send some more thoughts tomorrow, but for now I thought I'd share with you what I've been sending out over Twitter this weekend. (If you're not on Twitter, please consider it. I know – not one more social media stop, please! But I've found it to be a quick and easy way to communicate with millions.
Please give it a try. I send things out on it every day and I'd like you not to miss them.)
Here's my Twitter feed since the shootings on Friday:
Cerberus Seeks Sale of Gun Maker Freedom Group
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...224794006.html
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ISABELLA STEGER Private-equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP is seeking to sell the company that makes a gun used in last week's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
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Some time on Monday, Walmart.com removed a listing for the Bushmaster Patrolman's Carbine M4A3 Rifle; the move was first reported by the Nation magazine.
A Wal-Mart spokesman said the gun was never available for purchase online, only at some of the retailer's stores, but wouldn't comment on why the chain removed the website listing, which included customer reviews.
The rifle was still available Monday for purchase in Wal-Mart stores, including a supercenter in San Marcos, Texas, according to a clerk there.
Story with different details here: http://www.ctvnews.ca/business/priva...ting-1.1083513
Yet people are rushing out to buy guns.