NRA breaks silence, hits anti-gun media, ‘myth’ of mass shootings surge

“Law-abiding gun owners are done with being blamed for the acts of madmen and terrorists,” one tweet quoted top lobbyist Chris W. Cox saying.

Another: “Is there a single viable gun-control proposal…that would keep a committed jihadist from arming himself? ”

And this: “The increase in mass shootings is a much hyped myth. The drop in gun crime is a little noticed reality.”

Cox wrote a column in USA Today that addressed the shooting in Orlando and the subsequent efforts to blame guns instead of terrorism.

“Americans were shocked and disgusted to learn of another act of terrorism on our soil, this time in Orlando. In the aftermath of this terrorist attack, President Obama and Hillary Clinton renewed calls for more gun control, including a ban on whole categories of semi-automatic firearms. They are desperate to create the illusion that they’re doing something to protect us because their policies can’t and won’t keep us safe. This transparent head-fake should scare every American, because it will do nothing to prevent the next attack,” he wrote in the column that the NRA later tweeted in parts.

“It’s time for us to admit that radical Islam is a hate crime waiting to happen. The only way to defeat them is to destroy them — not destroy the right of law-abiding Americans to defend ourselves,” he added.

On Twitter, the Second Amendment group also ripped the Washington Post, citing a prior story in which it said that the 10-year, 1994 “assault weapons ban” didn’t do much to stop shootings.

Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected]