― The National Rifle Association usually maintains a large presence at the Conservative Political Action Conference, an annual political confab that draws thousands of conservative activists from across the country. Whenever a mass shooting occurs, for example, the NRA goes quiet. The shameful politicization of tragedy — it’s a classic strategy, right out of the playbook of a poisonous movement Wayne LaPierre, NRA's CEO, on those pushing for stricter gun laws. “Each and every member of the National Rifle Association mourns the loss of the innocent,” NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre said in a speech that was carried live by all three major cable news channels. I mean, really, where was the systemic resistance?”Many in legacy media love mass shootings Dana Loesch, NRA spokeswoman.

Source: Huffington Post February 23, 2018 00:12 UTC