Hi °C | Lo °C THE National Rifle Association has dismissed President Barack Obama's proposals to reduce gun violence.
The powerful gun lobby group said that the reforms amounted to an attack on firearms and would affect only law-abiding gun owners.
"We look forward to working with Congress on a bi-partisan basis to find real solutions to protecting America's most valuable asset - our children," the NRA said in a statement after Obama presented his plan to tighten background checks for all gun purchases and reinstate an assault weapons ban.
"Attacking firearms and ignoring children is not a solution to the crisis we face as a nation. Only honest, law-abiding gun owners will be affected and our children will remain vulnerable to the inevitability of more tragedy," the NRA said.
Reuters
