thursday night cnn gun america town hall meet gun violence attract attendance several gun legislation opponents strangely enough outspoken pro-gun group counter president barack obama executive action host anderson cooper say national rifle association nra definitely invite choose attend prove talk action gun advocacy group decline opportunity participate live session president basically forfeit right complain issue go forward nra spokesman andrew arulanandam say reason association decline meet public relations spectacle orchestrate white house however stop nra whine give opinion town hall meet anyway organization watch obama talk tighten background check close loopholes gun sales nra decide live-tweet event choice would immediately regret.nra twitternra twitternra twitteras gun america go nra make lack physical presence fill twitter fee criticisms obama share several equally ridiculous post gun right advocate thankfully everyone twitter thick-headed come obama rescue set nra straight twittertwittersome even choose remind association shut ck since bother confront obama person.twitterobama also take time town hall blast nra back discussion express disappointment organization vocal gun legislation say part reason welcome opportunity cnn good discussion debate position consistently mischaracterized reason nra street since main reason exist think prepare debate president.i happy meet happy talk conversation base facts truth actually propose know imaginary fiction obama try take away gun feature image courtesy joe crimmings via flickr nra get blast live-tweeting obama town hall meet instead actually attend tweet