Reid: NRA now the 'quasi-militant wing of the Republican Party'

The Hill reports:

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Thursday rebuked GOP senators for their opposition to gun control legislation, saying the National Rifle Association (NRA) has become a "quasi-militant wing of the Republican Party."

"We can start by passing improved background checks legislation," Reid said. "I know that the thought of upsetting the National Rifle Association scares everybody, especially my Republican colleagues. You know what scares the American people? Gun violence."


Reid has repeatedly criticized Republicans this year for refusing to consider gun control bills after frequent mass shootings, the latest being Wednesday's attack that killed 14 in San Bernardino, Calif.

No word yet on whether Harry Reid thinks Syed Farook was a member of the NRA.