<\/a>Dawn Hochsprun seen here with students and staff.<\/p><\/div>\n
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I’m in no position to judge, but from what little I’ve seen of Ms. Hochsprun, who unquestionably showed her heroic actions and determination to protect her students no matter what, seems to me to have been a woman more interested in teaching children then being a gunfighter.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t kid yourself that the NRA is running from this fight, because that really\u00a0isn’t the group’s style. The National Rifle Association is being quiet, letting the smaller and less sophisticated gun lobbies take the lead. Leaders of the NRA are a canny lot who recognize that arguing for more guns over the bodies of dead children is a political no win, have wisely decided to leave the initial defense to Pratt, and skip the political\u00a0push back\u00a0that\u2019s bound to take place. Before the end of the week though, watch for a rebounding NRA, conservative pundits and pro-gun politicians to paint anyone wanting even the smallest reform as being a radical demanding a complete ban on all guns, with the government going door to door to collect everyone\u2019s precious firepower, laughing while they blow their noses with the Constitution, throwing it back into a now unarmed Americas face.<\/p>\n
All overwrought imagery aside, if Americans are going to have an adult conversation about guns, we need to throw the old tropes about the anti-gun hippie and the pro-gun redneck away and work to leave the traditional American paranoia out of it. That means organizations such as the GOA and the NRA, despite\u00a0positioning\u00a0themselves as the spokesmen for the pro-gun side, can’t\u00a0necessarily\u00a0be trusted to take part in any conversation that demands people telling the truth.<\/p>\n
As for their current internet vanishing act, especially from social media like Facebook, keep in mind, as any hunter can tell you, you can do far more damage under cover than you ever can out in the open. If the National Rifle Association knows anything, it’s how to be patient during a hunt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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