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Electric Monk

(13,869 posts)
Mon Aug 31, 2015, 02:00 PM Aug 2015

NRA Host Warns Parents Of Slain Journalists To Not "Become So Emotional" In Response To Shooting

(cross-posted from GD)

NRA Host Warns Parents Of Slain Virginia Journalists To Not "Become So Emotional" In Response To Shooting

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On August 30, the NRA's Noir posted a video response to the shocking August 26 murder of Parker and Ward, which happened while they were filming a live news report. The two journalists worked for Roanoke, Virginia ABC affiliate station WDBJ and were killed by a disgruntled former co-worker.

Noir is the face of an NRA effort to influence a younger demographic

NOIR: And to the parents of Alison Parker and Adam Ward, I have no right to tell any parent how to grieve for the loss of their child. Grief-inspired advocacy can be extremely effective and powerful and I say run full speed to find a way to end violence like this. However, sometimes in a fight we can become so emotional everyone and thing starts looking like the enemy, even if they're there to help us. I'm deeply sorry for your loss.

Noir wasn't as diplomatic throughout the rest of the video, saying at one point, "Turning this murder into a gun control dog-and-pony show minutes after the shooting because you can't make sense of what just happened is ridiculous."

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2015/08/31/nra-host-warns-parents-of-slain-virginia-journa/205266
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NRA Host Warns Parents Of Slain Journalists To Not "Become So Emotional" In Response To Shooting (Original Post) Electric Monk Aug 2015 OP
The secret that must never be told HassleCat Aug 2015 #1
Fuck the NRA! Lint Head Aug 2015 #2
 

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)
1. The secret that must never be told
Mon Aug 31, 2015, 02:04 PM
Aug 2015

It might be possible to come up with gun control laws that are effective and do not violate the 2nd Amendment. The NRA can never admit to this.

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