“We are all still grieving. This is the wrong time to discuss their goal of putting more guns on the street . . . The bodies haven’t even all been buried yet.” Newtown resident responds to NRA Vice President's speech.

Here are a few of the responses from politicians, pundits, and the citizens of Newtown, still emotionally raw from the killings in their community, to Wayne LaPierre's speech.

Courtesy of  the Daily News:  

“I don’t even know where to begin,” Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele said on MSNBC. “As a supporter of the Second Amendment and a supporter of the NRA, I just found it very haunting and very disturbing that we are a country talking about arming our teachers and principals in classrooms.” 

“How dare they?” fumed Elizabeth Murphy, 42, who lives int the town. “We are all still grieving. This is the wrong time to discuss their goal of putting more guns on the street . . . The bodies haven’t even all been buried yet.” 

The speech appalled Rep. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), who represents Newtown in Congress. 

He took to Twitter to express his fury. “Walking out of another (Newtown) funeral and was handed the NRA transcript. The most revolting, tone deaf statement I’ve ever seen,” tweeted Murphy, who will be sworn in as the state’s next senator in January. 

“They are without conscience and they are cruel,” said Barnett Parker, 68. “They are unable to take ownership. It makes me crazy. It makes me freaking nuts.” 

You know as I watched that speech yesterday I actually had a moment where I thought I was being punked, and that the whole thing was an elaborate setup to make liberals look foolish by responding to what HAD to be a joke.

But then I woke up today to see almost ALL of the cable news shows respond in much the same way that I did and realized that it did indeed actually happen.

And rather than be embarrassed by the remarks of their President, the NRA took to Twitter to double down.

If we truly cherish our kids more than our money ... we must give them the greatest level of protection possible #NRA
— NRA (@NRA) December 21, 2012

Poll: 53% agree with #NRA plan to increase police presence at schools breitbart.com/Big-Journalism…
— NRA (@NRA) December 21, 2012

(You KNOW you are desperate when you rely on Breitbart.com for favorable poll results!)

The Battle is Not Coming - It's Here! You Must Remain Engaged! nraila.org/legislation/fe…
— NRA (@NRA) December 22, 2012

So all I can take away from this is that the NRA is COMPLETELY out of touch with the mood of the country right now, and does not recognize the incredibly devastating affect their president's callous remarks have had on people who were still devastated by the loss of life in Sandy Hook elementary school.

I had wondered if this incident would even be a catalyst to REAL reform of our gun laws, but now I am simply wondering how LARGE of an impact it is going to have.