The National Rifle Association went quiet after last week's shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, and many have been wondering what the gun-advocacy group would have to say. On Tuesday, the NRA released an official statement:
Perhaps we are being too kind. After expressing sympathy to the children and families of Sandy Hook Elementary, liberals and progressives are quickly shift gears towards gun control.
As we try to come to grips with perhaps the most insidious school related shooting of all time, a check of history shows there have been a number of them.