National Rifle Association Slams Obama Following Executive Order on Gun Violence
An emotional President Barack Obama pauses to wipe away tears as he recalled the 20 first-graders killed in 2012 at Sandy Hook Elementary School, while speaking in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 5, 2016. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
Following President Barack Obama’s executive orders to curb gun violence, the National Rifle Association weighed in.
“President Obama’s executive orders will do nothing to improve public safety. #2A #fact,” the the nation’s largest gun lobby tweeted as Obama was speaking at the White House.
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