NRA issues first statement since Sandy Hook - What do you think?
Attendees look over the latest firearms at the National Rifle Association's 138th Annual Meetings & Exhibits in Phoenix. Credit: AP, 2009
The National Rifle Association ended four days of silence today, releasing its first statement since the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
The NRA shut down its Facebook and Twitter pages after the shootings, leaving many wondering how it would respond to the killings. In its statment, the group says that its members were "shocked, saddened and heartbroken by the news of the horrific and sensless muders."
The full statment reads as follows:
What do you think about the organization's response?
