A secret tape made after Columbine shows the NRA's evolution on school shootings

[GMDino]

Exclusive: We obtained secret tapes of an emergency NRA meeting held shortly after the Columbine shooting that reveal the group’s PR strategy.

Officials considered a victims fund — but worried it would be “crass” and chose an unapologetic stance instead.https://t.co/2sTDR8mozg

— NPR (@NPR) November 9, 2021

 


https://www.npr.org/2021/11/09/1049054141/a-secret-tape-made-after-columbine-shows-the-nras-evolution-on-school-shootings



Too much to copy and paste, plus the audio is there.


Lot's of interesting stuff into how these "people" think.

[Dill]

(11-09-2021, 11:28 PM)GMDino Wrote: https://www.npr.org/2021/11/09/1049054141/a-secret-tape-made-after-columbine-shows-the-nras-evolution-on-school-shootings

Too much to copy and paste, plus the audio is there.

Lot's of interesting stuff into how these "people" think.

Three important takeaways that I see are 

1. The recognition that expressions of sympathy, e.g., money for the families, could be construed as an admission of responsibility. So no.

2. All the worry about how their "hillbilly" and "fruitcake" constituents make handling PR difficult.

3. The easy assumption that Congressmen will support their decisions.