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Celebs react on Twitter to NRA press conference
by Erin Strecker
Tags: Bette Midler, NRA, Seth Meyers
Wayne LaPierre, the president of the National Rifle Association, did not take questions after his press conference today, the first public response from the powerful gun lobby after the horrific school shooting in Newtown, Conn. one week ago. But the public reaction during and immediately after his speech was loud, especially from celebrities, who couldn’t help but weigh in on Twitter about the National Rifle Association’s response.
Check out some thoughts below from everyone from Bette Midler: “NRA says we need armed guards at every school. Well, since NRA IS SHILLING FOR THE FIREARMS INDUSTRY, this makes good sense for them,” to Seth Meyers and more.
Seth Meyers
@sethmeyers21
NRA: If we banned schools there would never be another school shooting.
21 Dec 12
Bette Midler
@BetteMidler
NRA says we need armed guards at every school. Well, since NRA IS SHILLING FOR THE FIREARMS INDUSTRY, this makes good sense for them.
21 Dec 12
Bette Midler
@BetteMidler
Will we have armed guards EVERYWHERE? Who can afford that? Will there be armed guards on every floor of every building in America? Huh?
21 Dec 12
Mark Cuban
@mcuban
I think the NRA press conference is what the Mayans had in mind when they said the world would come to an end today
21 Dec 12
Christopher Gorham
@ChrisGorham
NRA members, I encourage you to take a close look at your leadership. Who do they really represent? Hint: Not you.
21 Dec 12
Steve Levitan
@SteveLevitan
No thanks, NRA. I know the dads at my kids’ school and I don’t want them armed.
21 Dec 12
Michael Moore
@MMFlint
I now see what the Mayans predicted about today has come true. Except that the only world that’s going to end is the NRA’s.
21 Dec 12
Michael Ian Black
@michaelianblack
A mass shooting on a rural road during the NRA press conference. 4 dead, 3 injured. If only that road had been laid with mines.
21 Dec 12
Piers Morgan
@piersmorgan
This is your moment, America: The #NRA has 4 million members, your population is 311 million. Don’t stand for this murderous crap any more.
21 Dec 12
josh groban
@joshgroban
The world is still here and “NRA” has replaced “Mayans” as the top trending topic. And yet, I still kinda feel the Mayans were more honest.
21 Dec 12
Max Silvestri @maxsilvestri
There were two armed guards at Columbine so it’s weird the NRA didn’t bring those guys up on stage to talk about how well that went.
21 Dec 12
Christopher Hayes
@chrislhayes
Useful reminder: The first person Adam Lanza murdered owned a bunch of guns.
21 Dec 12
marc maron
@marcmaron
So, the @NRA solution is to take all the state money allotted for education and build turrets at every school?
21 Dec 12
Kristen Bell
@IMKristenBell
The @NRA needs mental health care.
21 Dec 12
Patton Oswalt
@pattonoswalt
How about attaching a second gun to the gun you already have? And then a knife onto the second gun, with a gun on that knife? #iamsmart
21 Dec 12
Alyssa Milano
@Alyssa_Milano
The NRA and their philosophy hurts my heart.
