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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNRA Usually Shuts Up After Mass Shootings. Not This Time.
The NRA may be quiet in public in the days following the latest mass school shootingbut its online TV outlet has not missed a beat.
LACHLAN MARKAY
SAM STEIN
02.20.18 9:15 PM ET
Immediately following the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the National Rifle Association did what it always does: It shut up.
The biggest gun rights group in the nation didnt put out a statement on the shooting, which claimed the lives of 17 people. Its Twitter stayed dormant for five days. The groups Facebook page stayed quiet for four days, posting a lone missive on Monday, alerting followers to a billboard in Kentucky that read: Kill The NRA. But outside of that, there was zilch. It was a case study in the public relations strategy known as riding out the storm.
But not everyone under the NRA umbrella stayed silent. In the hours after Parkland, NRA TV, the television channel run by the gun rights lobby, continued producing content. At first, its anchors struck a conciliatory tone, noting that they shared the objective of making schools a safe place for children. Then they began pushing the company line: that school resource officers needed to be tactically trained and armed to prevent such shootings from being more gruesome. Then, it turned aggressive.
Over the past two days, NRA TV has gone after both law enforcement for bungling the shooting and media outlets for calling for more expansive gun laws. Host Dan Bongino accused the New York Daily News of being both pure filth and not worthy of collecting dog excrementaka actual filth. Host Dana Loesch called for protesters to march to the FBI offices for its failure to act on the numerous reports it received that the shooter, Nikolas Cruz, was dangerous and potentially unstable. Grant Stinchfield, another NRA TV host, added his thoughts on the Fourth Estate on Monday, suggesting reporters were eager for another shooting to push a gun control agenda.
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NRA Usually Shuts Up After Mass Shootings. Not This Time. (Original Post)
DonViejo
Feb 2018
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Pachamama
(16,887 posts)1. We and our children won't shut up this time either....
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)2. "Waiting for another mass shooting"
And damn if they don't keep happening, Grant Stinchfield. I'm sure it's a mystery to you.
underpants
(182,826 posts)3. Too much money. Too much time. Great read.
They are all coming unhinged
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210265724
Docreed2003
(16,862 posts)4. These guys are bullies, pure and simple
They think if they shout loud enough and brandish enough bullshit, theyll be able to silence those calling for stronger gun laws.
Renew Deal
(81,861 posts)5. They feel threatened
And they should feel threatened. The sane are coming for them.