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Spinning The NRA’s Gun-Safety Record

During January 2013, a representative of the NRA met with the task force that Vice President Joe Biden is leading to ostensibly address school safety—but, of course, it has turned into nothing more than a thinly veiled attempt to ban guns.

The task force met with a large number of gun-ban organizations and, as usual, the so-called “mainstream” media got it all wrong.

Rather than call them what they are—gun-ban groups—most national media said the task force was meeting with “gun safety groups.” Likewise, those same media outlets spoke of “meetings with the gun lobby” when mentioning the NRA’s participation.

They couldn’t have it more wrong. The Brady Campaign, the Violence Policy Center and other such groups have done nothing to teach real firearm safety. They don’t care about gun safety; they care only about banning guns and further curtailing the rights of law-abiding Americans.

The NRA, on the other hand, is not only the oldest and largest civil rights organization on the planet, it’s also the largest gun safety group in the world.

The NRA’s Eddie Eagle GunSafe® Program is a hugely successful program that has saved lives. The program teaches children in pre-K through third grade the four important steps to take if they find a gun: stop! Don’t Touch. Leave the Area. Tell an Adult.

Since 1988, the program has reached more than 26 million children in all 50 states. This program was developed through the combined efforts of clinical psychologists, reading specialists, teachers, curriculum specialists, urban housing officials, law enforcement personnel and other qualified professionals.

The success of Eddie Eagle is one of the NRA’s proudest achievements, and confirms the association’s reputation as the preeminent gun safety group in the nation.

Is the national media unaware of the NRA’s gun safety record, or do they simply choose to overlook it in favor of stories that either titillate or promote an anti-gun angle?  The NRA has talked plenty about  its varied gun safety programs, and information pertaining to the millions of individuals the NRA trains each year is readily available on the Internet. Consequently, the conclusion is that these media outlets are intentionally ignoring the truth about the NRA and gun safety to further push their gun-ban agenda.

Shame on them. When the public can’t rely on the media to tell the truth about something as important as gun safety, it’s a sad state of affairs, indeed.