WASHINGTON - The National Rifle Association said on Tuesday it wanted
to contribute meaningfully to prevent another massacre like the
Connecticut shooting, suggesting a sharp change in tone for the largest
U.S. gun rights group.
“The National Rifle Association of America is made up of four million
moms and dads, sons and daughters - and we were shocked, saddened and
heartbroken by the news of the horrific and senseless murders in
Newtown,” the organization said in a statement.
It said it plans a news conference on Friday after staying silent as a
matter of common decency and out of respect for families in Newtown,
Connecticut, where a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at a
school last Friday.
“The NRA is prepared to offer meaningful contributions to help make
sure this never happens again,” the statement said. An NRA spokesman
did not immediately respond when asked to elaborate on what the
contributions might entail.
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