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Bushmaster CEO breaks silence on Newtown shooting

Posted: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:18:50
by OakRidgeStars
From The Washington Times
By Emily Miller

Six months ago, the nation was horrified that a deranged man entered Sandy Hook Elementary School and killed 20 young children and six educators. The man, Adam Lanza, happened to use a Bushmaster brand AR-15-style, semi-automatic rifle in the Newtown, Conn., massacre. Almost instantly, gun-control politicians and activists blamed the weapon, instead of the man.

George Kollitides, the CEO of Freedom Group, which owns Bushmaster, was blamed by some as being complicit in the killings. He has not commented on the controversy, until now.

“It’s very easy to blame an inanimate object. Any kind of instrument in the wrong hands can be put to evil use. This comes down to intent — criminal behavior, accountability and responsibility,” Mr. Kollitides said in an exclusive interview last week. The killer’s mother, Nancy Lanza, taught her son to shoot and is said to have given him access to the gun safes.

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Re: Bushmaster CEO breaks silence on Newtown shooting

Posted: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:59:56
by dorminWS
Blaming the gun reminds me of when I was a kid and a younger siblings would bump their heads on the table, one of the aunts would comfort the crying toddler by telling it to "spank the bad old table" to make the toddler feel better. You'd think people would grow out of that by about the time they were potty trained, but apparently the gun-grabbers have not- - -HMMMM.....UNLESS...................

Re: Bushmaster CEO breaks silence on Newtown shooting

Posted: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:57:58
by Swampman
Hence the reason I refer to them as bedwetters.

Re: Bushmaster CEO breaks silence on Newtown shooting

Posted: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:07:35
by Tweaker
Bed Wetter

That is the name I used to sign up for emails from the Brady Bunch! :hysterical:

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