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Greyson · 12-18-2012, 10:59 AM

How the NRA Defeats National Tragedies

First it scares people into thinking the government is coming for their guns. Then it quietly asks the public to pray for the victims of the next rampage.

By David Weigel|Posted Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, at 4:07 PM ET

You might think that “spokesman for the National Rifle Association” is the toughest job in PR. You might be wrong. At least once a year, and several times in bad years, reporters reach out to the NRA’s Andrew Arulanandam and ask him whether the gun lobby has anything to say about the latest massacre. Arulanandam says basically the same thing, every time.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_a...bers_into.html

12-18-2012, 10:59 AM	#2848
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