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NRA slams Biden meeting; punishing rules coming

January 10, 2013 | 4:15 pm | Modified: January 10, 2013 at 4:20 pm
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So much for Vice President Joe Biden's "listening session" with the National Rifle Association.

In a statement just issued, the NRA said that Biden and his team drawing up gun-control legislation weren't listening to the NRA and entered the meeting today with a closed mind.

"We were disappointed with how little this meeting had to do with keeping our children safe and how much it had to do with an agenda to attack the Second Amendment," said the gun rights organization. "While claiming that no policy proposals would be 'prejudged,' this [Biden] Task Force spent most of its time on proposed restrictions on lawful firearms owners - honest, taxpaying, hardworking Americans," the NRA added

Below is the statement just received by Secrets:

Statement From the National Rifle Association of America Regarding Today's White House Task Force Meeting

Fairfax, Va. - The National Rifle Association of America is made up of over 4 million moms and dads, daughters and sons, who are involved in the national conversation about how to prevent a tragedy like Newtown from ever happening again. We attended today's White House meeting to discuss how to keep our children safe and were prepared to have a meaningful conversation about school safety, mental health issues, the marketing of violence to our kids and the collapse of federal prosecutions of violent criminals.

We were disappointed with how little this meeting had to do with keeping our children safe and how much it had to do with an agenda to attack the Second Amendment. While claiming that no policy proposals would be "prejudged," this Task Force spent most of its time on proposed restrictions on lawful firearms owners - honest, taxpaying, hardworking Americans. It is unfortunate that this Administration continues to insist on pushing failed solutions to our nation's most pressing problems. We will not allow law-abiding gun owners to be blamed for the acts of criminals and madmen. Instead, we will now take our commitment and meaningful contributions to members of congress of both parties who are interested in having an honest conversation about what works - and what does not.

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