Statement From the National Rifle Association of America Regarding Today's White House Task Force Meeting
Fairfax,
Va. – The National Rifle Association of America is made up of over 4
million moms and dads, daughters and sons, who are involved in the
national conversation about how to prevent a tragedy like Newtown from
ever happening again.
We attended today's White House meeting
to discuss how to keep our children safe and were prepared to have a
meaningful conversation about school safety, mental health issues, the
marketing of violence to our kids and the collapse of federal
prosecutions of violent criminals. We were disappointed with how little
this meeting had to do with keeping our children safe and how much it
had to do with an agenda to attack the Second Amendment.
While
claiming that no policy proposals would be “prejudged,” this Task Force
spent most of its time on proposed restrictions on lawful firearms
owners - honest, taxpaying, hardworking Americans.
It is
unfortunate that this Administration continues to insist on pushing
failed solutions to our nation's most pressing problems.
We
will not allow law-abiding gun owners to be blamed for the acts of
criminals and madmen. Instead, we will now take our commitment and
meaningful contributions to members of congress of both parties who are
interested in having an honest conversation about what works - and what
does not. -NRA-Established in 1871, the National Rifle Association is
America's oldest civil rights and sportsmen's group.
Four
million members strong, NRA continues to uphold the Second Amendment and
advocates enforcement of existing laws against violent offenders to
reduce crime. The Association remains the nation's leader in firearm
education and training for law-abiding gun owners, law enforcement and
the armed services.
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