Gun-ownership groups were preparing themselves on Friday for another
barrage of anti-firearm moves following the horrific mass killing at a
Connecticut elementary school.
The National Rifle Association and most groups were keeping silent on
the day that 28 people, including 20 young children, were shot dead.
“Until the facts are thoroughly known, NRA will not have any comment,”
the group, based in Fairfax, Va., said in a statement reported by the
Atlantic.
But some organizations spoke out, including Gun Owners of America, which
has about 300,000 members and headquartered in Springfield, Va.
“Gun-control supporters have the blood of little children on their
hands,” Larry Pratt, the group’s executive director, said. “Federal and
state laws combined to insure that no teacher, no administrator, no
adult had a gun at the Newtown school where the children were murdered.
“This tragedy underscores the urgency of getting rid of gun bans in
school zones,” he added. “The only thing accomplished by gun-free zones
is to ensure that mass murderers can slay more before they are finally
confronted by someone with a gun."
Gun Owners of America called for state and federal lawmakers to immediately overturn bans on guns in schools.
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