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NRA Spokesman

climber

Fairfax, VA

Dec 14, 2012 - 01:51pm PT

We have released a position summary in response to this incident.

I have provided it here, in entirety, for your convenience:

Although the incident in Connecticut is regrettable, in no way will will it change the NRA position on the rights of gun owners.

We will continue to care more about our toys than about your children.

Bob D'A

Trad climber

Taos, NM

Dec 14, 2012 - 01:51pm PT

I'm so over the NRA controlling our country...F*#k them, their guns and their backwards way of thinking.

Anastasia

climber

InLOVEwithAris.

Dec 14, 2012 - 01:52pm PT

(Locker... Fathers love their kids just as much. Just Mothers tend to self destruct immediately while Fathers take a little longer. Usually involving alcohol, etc.)

SCseagoat

Trad climber

Santa Cruz

Dec 14, 2012 - 01:54pm PT

You're implying that Mothers love their children more than fathers

No Locker, I didn't take it that way at all. When children are lost we just revert to out gender role. I just saw a father speak about the sense of hopelessness he had knowing his son was at the school. It was heart breaking, luckily his son was safe. Healthy fathers and mothers both love their children to the end of the earth and then beyond. It might be helpful to check out someone's intent before inaccurate conclusions are jumped to. This is a time when we embrace ALL children...

Susan

Bob D'A

Trad climber

Taos, NM

Dec 14, 2012 - 01:54pm PT

Longstick wrote: God is very patient...but when He decides the time has come...His justice and wrath will be unstoppable.

Well f*#k you, the NRA and YOUR god. F*#king retard.

Anastasia

climber

InLOVEwithAris.

Dec 14, 2012 - 01:56pm PT

By the way... My cousin has a machine gun in his living room in Greece. We actually are not allowed to have any military installations close to Turkey as part of a treaty agreement. So... Our government issues weapons to the locals.

No one gets shot on the island. There have not been any mass shootings despite all the economic and political unrest in Greece. What does that say? It obviously points out that gun ownership is not equal to violence.

Something else is happening here and yes... It's extremely ugly.

mechrist

Gym climber

South of Heaven

Dec 14, 2012 - 01:57pm PT

I'm so glad Ron doesn't have kids.

No one gets shot on the island.

From my limited time on islands, people seem to be pretty chill... maybe the sense of community that comes from being confined to a small chunk of land. But they drive like sh#t.

donini

Trad climber

Ouray, Colorado

Dec 14, 2012 - 02:00pm PT

Plus 1 Bobby D. Where was God during the Holocaust? Even bringing up the kind of crap is a gross injustice to the loved ones of the victims.

atchafalaya

Boulder climber

Dec 14, 2012 - 02:01pm PT

"try to remember news coverage isn't healthy for us or our children"

Yea, lets all keep our head in the sand and our children ignorant of whats going on in the world.

mechrist

Gym climber

South of Heaven

Dec 14, 2012 - 02:02pm PT

Okay, I promise not to talk like I know you... if you promise not to talk like you know about child psychology and how sensationalized news coverage is good for them.

Ken M

Mountain climber

Los Angeles, Ca

Dec 14, 2012 - 02:03pm PT

Why is it we never hear about mass knifings? Or someone who stones a crowd of people?

mechrist

Gym climber

South of Heaven

Dec 14, 2012 - 02:05pm PT

Ken, mass knifing in China mentioned up thread. Note the children were INJURED, not killed like those involved in the gun attack in the US.

donini

Trad climber

Ouray, Colorado

Dec 14, 2012 - 02:12pm PT

Exactly Locker! The intent WAS there but knives aren't nearly as efficient as guns to actualize intent.

Brandon-

climber

The Granite State.

Dec 14, 2012 - 02:14pm PT

Exactly, Jim.

I enjoy shooting now and again (read infrequently), but I'd give up the hobby if doing so helps to prevent this sort of sick and disgusting terrorism.

mechrist

Gym climber

South of Heaven

Dec 14, 2012 - 02:14pm PT

Thank you for emphasizing the point. It can't be emphasized enough.

Rather, it will be interesting to see as time passes how many clues there were that this guy was nuts. Clues which went ignored.

Ignored because we blew $1.4 trillion on war while cutting nearly 10% of what we spend ($16 million) on mental health care. Ignored because people care more about their right to buy guns than their neighbor's right to proper medical treatment. Ignored because gun toting religitards are too busy fighting a woman's right to abort an unwanted child (a child that may very well develop mental health issues) than fighting for their ALREADY LIVING neighbor's right to proper mental health care.

SCseagoat

Trad climber

Santa Cruz

Dec 14, 2012 - 02:15pm PT

knives aren't nearly as efficient as guns to actualize intent.

Plus it's a lot more personal to go up and knife someone.

Latest report is one of his parents was found dead....ok ... Now it will be blame the parents.

Susan

PSP also PP

Trad climber

Berkeley

Dec 14, 2012 - 02:17pm PT

Mental illness and easy access to guns is a tragic combination. Both problems need alot more attention. attention usualy equals money and money needs the political will. So call your politicans ask for funding and legislation in both areas. Is there a republican group that is against assault weapons; maybe they could get somewhere against the NRA lobby. I hear most cops are against easily available assault weapons why isn't their voice being heard?

this just in

climber

north fork

Dec 14, 2012 - 02:17pm PT

Some of us gun owners don't belong to the NRA and personally I can't stand the NRA and view them as radical c*#ks@ckers. Guns are the easy scapegoat, but something way bigger is going on. I have no solutions, but feel terrible for all those involved.