White House calls NRA video repugnant, cowardly

The Associated Press

Published: Wednesday, Jan. 16 2013 10:12 a.m. MST

Protection For Obama's Kids, Gun-Free Zones For Ours?

Summary

The White House says a National Rifle Association video referencing President Barack Obama's daughters is "repugnant and cowardly."

WASHINGTON — The White House says a National Rifle Association video referencing President Barack Obama's daughters is "repugnant and cowardly."

Obama spokesman Jay Carney says most Americans agree that a president's children should not be used as "pawns in a political fight." Carney was referring to an online video from the pro-gun lobby. The video calls Obama an "elitist hypocrite" for having armed Secret Service agents protect his daughters at school while not committing to installing armed guards in all schools.

The NRA released the video ahead of Obama's announcement Wednesday of proposals for curbing the nation's gun violence. The president is calling on Congress to enact universal background checks and ban assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines — all measures the NRA opposes.

The gun lobby has instead called for armed guards in schools.

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Bruce T. Forbes

Kearns, UT

Mister Obama may think the NRA is repugnant and cowardly, but please notice he didn't call them inaccurate. I support the NRA's call to protect all our school children, and not just the White House children, so strongly that I plan on More..

10:37 a.m. Jan. 16, 2013
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Mountanman

Hayden, ID

Ok, what part of the video is not true?

11:37 a.m. Jan. 16, 2013
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BrentBot

Salt Lake City, UT

The reason for the Second Amendment, enumerated by our Founders, is to guard against tyranny. Just remember Stalin, Mao, Hitler, Castro, and Pol Pot. First they take away freedom of assembly, freedom of the press, then freedom of religion, and More..

5:26 p.m. Jan. 16, 2013
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