Gun Owners Of America Issue Statement On Santa Fe Shooting

By Tom Knighton

What happened Friday was awful. Unfortunately, because a firearm was used, we’ll inevitably continue to debate the tools used rather than the mentality behind such attacks.

It’s also because of this that gun rights organizations need to speak out in the aftermath of such an attack. Friday, Gun Owners of American issued a statement about the attack.

Gun Owners of America Statement on Santa Fe, Texas Shooting

Springfield, VA – Executive Director of Gun Owners of America (GOA) Erich Pratt stated the following after the tragic shooting at the high school in Santa Fe, Texas:

“Everyone at GOA grieves with those who lost loved ones. Our prayers go out for families of those affected. It’s heartbreaking to see innocent lives lost.

“Sadly, the media is focused on this shooting, and they continue to do so because they will use it to advance their gun control agenda. Some outlets are continuing to cite the fake number of mass shootings in 2018, which was refuted by The Washington Post after the tragic Parkland shooting.

“The mainstream media has ignored potential mass shootings that were stopped by armed personal, such as the school resource officers who stopped shooters in Maryland and <a target="_blank" href="http://link.email.dynect.net/link.php?DynEngagement=true&H=BjvWWE9aunwKSQefc4%2FvgWAV5NFmXNIiibdwfSYpapwCAhA%2BfD8oHUYcvKcwzfmfuGc5VQen9xBY64D5bDK55KBEhXnQFK%2FmLRPaMFkTYvABGww8PqjiKbJnmn82eVSr&G=0&R=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wral.com%2Fofficer-shoots-gunman-at-northern-illinois-high-school%2F17558259%2F&I=20180518183956.00000007ef7c%40mail6-88-usnbn1&X=MHwxMDQ2NzU4OjVhZmYxZGYzNDcxZDNjODEwOTc1NzZiMDs%3D&S=W2VG23GSI3E7Q03Skmlj3mpE7-DOiTURKKQaV7IST_w" …Read the Rest

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