http://www.newstimes.com/local/article/ ... z2OZMxS2Pn" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;NEWTOWN -- Robocalls from the National Rifle Association have outraged local residents still reeling from the Sandy Hook massacre that took the lives of 20 young children and six educators.
First Selectwoman Pat Llodra said Monday she's received several complaints about the calls, but there is nothing local officials can do about the matter.
"I've encouraged residents who have received the calls to contact the NRA and have their names taken off their list," Llodra said.
The town's chief official added that it's both insensitive and inappropriate to focus robocalls on a community still healing from one of the worst school shootings in the nation's history.
"You would think Newtown is the last place they would want to start their lobbying effort against changes to the current gun laws," Llodra said. "It's a bad time for us. We are still struggling to heal."
While Llodra said the calls are inappropriate, she added that it's a typical response from the gun lobbying group.
"It seems to be their typical response to this issue," she said. "Insensitive and inappropriate."
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