NRA tweeter was 'unaware' of Colorado shooting, spokesman says

[ProSense]

NRA tweeter was 'unaware' of Colorado shooting, spokesman says

By John D. Sutter, CNN



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"A single individual, unaware of events in Colorado, tweeted a comment that is being completely taken out of context," NRA spokesman Andrew Arulanandam said in a comment issued to CNN.

He also said: "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families and the community. NRA will not have any further comment until all the facts are known."

Online, Twitter users rushed to criticize the post as insensitive, since it followed the overnight shooting at a theater in Aurora, Colorado, during a showing of the new Batman movie.

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Some people speculated that the advocacy group, which opposes gun-control legislation, scheduled the tweet to publish before the movie-theater shooting had occurred. The tweet was posted via Hootsuite, an app that lets Web publishers schedule tweets to go out automatically at a later date or time. "Scheduled tweets can be dangerous," wrote @B2BMarketingVP.

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http://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/20/tech/social-media/nra-tweet-shooting/index.html

[hlthe2b]

1. Given they held a convention down the road from Columbine only a few days later, insensitive?

Who would ever think that of the NRA?

I an understand progressives being pro-gun rights. I can not understand those who defend/support the NRA.

[Ruby the Liberal]

2. Why did they delete the account then.

An apology would have been a much better move.

Assholes.

[malaise]

3. Fuck the NRA

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Sorry guys, but no, I don't buy it