Igor's got a good summary of it here. A full transcript is here. Spoiler Alert: The solution is more guns!
My favorite part was their recommendation to keep a national database of people who are mentally ill. PERFECT. That is just a perfect idea that will definitely not further stigmatize people with psychological disabilities and discourage care-seeking, diagnose, and treatment.
In case I'm not laying it on thick enough, that was sarcasm. It is a terrible idea.
A stand-out terrible idea in a press conference entirely comprised of terrible ideas, in fact.
Anyway, here are some tweets about the NRA presser that pretty much sum it up:
Apparently the NRA is giving a press conference. Whooooooops I don't give a fuck what the NRA has to say about anything anymore.
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) December 21, 2012
THIS IS NOT THE DAY TO POLITICIZE THE NRA'S PRESS CONFERENCE.
— Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) December 21, 2012
"This is the start of a serious conversation. We won't be taking any questions today."
— daveweigel (@daveweigel) December 21, 2012
Surreal: LaPierre calls for a national database of the mentally ill. No similar call for a national database of every single gun owner.
— Solange U (@dcGisenyi) December 21, 2012
#nra's answer to this tragedy is to find ways to create more profits for the gun industry.
— Renee (@zetablu) December 21, 2012
Conservatism truly is broken.
— davidfrum (@davidfrum) December 21, 2012
For an organization that claims to be defending freedom, the NRA is super excited to put their kids in a police state.
— allisonkilkenny (@allisonkilkenny) December 21, 2012
Remember when all the #NRA guys said that Travon Martin would still be alive if he'd had a concealed 9mm?Me neither.
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) December 21, 2012
And FYI, the NRA hasn't been silent up to now. They just haven't been talking to us. And they weren't talking to us at the presser either.
— SharkFu (@SharkFu) December 21, 2012
The NRA has rickrolled the whole country into watching just another standard Wayne LaPierre stump speech saying we need more guns.
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) December 21, 2012
This is what they went silent for a week to say. THIS. A database of the mentally ill and guns in every school. Wow. #NRA
— Grace (@graceishuman) December 21, 2012
The NRA wants a database of the mentally ill? LOL okay. Put me on it. Cross-reference with "list of people who prioritize lives over guns."
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) December 21, 2012
Discuss.
