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- ABC News
- Gun Control
- March 15, 2018
NRA tweets picture of an AR-15 during walkout
The walkout was being held to honor the victims of the Parkland shooting.
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Tens of thousands of students across the country walked out of class Wednesday, a month after the shooting in Parkland massacre.
Starting largely at 10 a.m. local time, many of the walkout participants stayed out of class for 17 minutes, in honor of the victims, and others participated in larger ceremonies or marches.
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The NRA posted another tweet in what would have been the heart of the demonstrations, at 10:14 a.m., which included a video of Chris Cox, the chief lobbyist for the NRA's legislative arm.
Let's work together to secure our schools and stop school violence. We protect our banks, our sports stadiums and our government buildings better than we protect our schools. That must change. #StopSchoolViolenceAct #DefendTheSecond #NRA pic.twitter.com/98dWIv0giM
— NRA (@NRA) March 14, 2018
\"All of us, gun owners and non-gun owners alike want to live in safe communities and send out kids to safe schools. No one disagrees with that,\" Cox says in the video.
\"Passing new gun control laws won't protect our kids because criminals willing to commit murder will never obey the law.”
Later that day, the NRA also tweeted a congratulatory message for the passage of the STOP School Violence Act of 2018, which the House of Representatives passed Wednesday with bipartisan support.
The bill authorizes $50 million a year for grants to fund training and other initiatives intended to enhance school safety, and $25 million annually for physical improvements such as metal detectors, stronger locks and emergency notifications.
The bill now heads to the Senate for possible consideration.
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