UPDATED: NRA Breaks Silence After Connecticut Shooting

Updated 12-19: According to CNN: "The National Rifle Association said in a statement Tuesday it was "shocked, saddened and heartbroken" by news of the elementary school shooting in Connecticut. It said it is "prepared to offer meaningful contributions to help make sure this never happens again.

The NRA will hold a news conference on Friday.

The Associated Press is reporting the National Rifle Association's Facebook page has gone dark in the wake of the events at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, according to FoxNews.

"The nation’s largest gun-rights organization — typically outspoken about its positions even after shooting deaths — has gone all but silent since last week’s rampage at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school that left 26 people dead, including 20 children," the reports says on an East Coast Fox News web site.

"It makes no mention of the shooting on its web site. None of its leaders hit the media circuit Sunday to promote its support of the Second Amendment right to bear arms as the nation mourns the latest shooting victims and opens a new debate over gun restrictions. On Monday, the NRA offered no rebuttal as 300 anti-gun protesters marched to its Capitol Hill office," the AP report states.

Read more of the article on Fox here.

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