NRA goes unusually silent after Connecticut school shooting

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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