http://www.newsmax.com/US/NRA-TrayvonMartin-LaPierre-media/2012/04/14/id/435879
NRA's LaPierre: Media Sensationalizing Martin Case
Saturday, 14 Apr 2012
ST. LOUIS — A top executive of the largest U.S. advocacy group for gun
owners said on Saturday that media attention on the Trayvon Martin
killing in Florida has unfairly overshadowed a daily stream of other
killings in cities across the country.
Speaking at the National Rifle Association's annual meeting, NRA
Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre criticized media coverage of
the shooting of the teenager by neighborhood watch volunteer George
Zimmerman, and coverage of gun issues in general.
"In the aftermath of one of Florida's many daily tragedies, my phone
has been ringing off the hook," he said, referring to the Martin case
and national media inquiries.
"The National Rifle Association will not comment on any story without
a full understanding ... of all the facts," LaPierre said.
He then listed several killings in cities across the country,
including one in St. Louis this week that he said have been ignored as
the media focused on the Martin case.
"You reporters, you don't care about those people," he said of the
other victims.
The Trayvon Martin case has focused national attention on so-called
"Stand Your Ground" laws in a number of states that provide broader
grounds to claim a shooting was in self-defense.
Police in Florida initially declined to arrest Zimmerman, citing the
state's law allowing the use of deadly force when a person feels
threatened. A special prosecutor earlier this week charged Zimmerman
with second-degree murder.
The NRA has been the chief backer of Stand Your Ground laws. Versions
of these laws, also referred to as the "Castle Doctrine" because they
allow citizens to use force protect their homes, are in effect in 30
states including Florida.
At the NRA annual meeting on Saturday, the organization celebrated its
success in passing the laws, showing a video to the membership of a
young mother in Oklahoma, Sarah McKinley, who shot dead a
knife-wielding home invader on New Year's Eve.
Authorities decided not to charge her, citing the state's law allowing
the use of force in self defense.
"We always as members of the NRA Stand our Ground," LaPierre said.
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