The smoke had barely cleared from the horrible Aurora, Colorado theater shootings when the Capitol Hill-based United Methodist lobby office issued its perfunctory call for gun control.
Citing United Methodism's official support for a "ban on all handguns," the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society also took its own metaphorical shots at a favorite nemesis. "Equal to our sadness at this tragic loss of life is our disappointment at Congress' inability to place public safety above the interests of the National Rifle Assn.," declared the lobby officials. "Our society can no longer afford to allow the power of the gun lobby in its efforts to ensure ownership without responsibility to keep Congress mute on this pressing public-safety issue."
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