By The Huffington Post News Editors

WASHINGTON — The National Rifle Association’s top two leaders on Thursday blasted Connecticut’s new gun control law aimed at preventing violence like the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.

Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the pro-gun lobbying group, called Connecticut’s law, passed early Thursday, part of a “decade-long agenda against firearms” during an interview on Fox News. NRA president David Keene, meanwhile, told the conservative publication Newsmax that gun control laws like those passed in Connecticut and Colorado were “the real threats.” New York and Maryland also have toughened gun laws since the school slaughter in December.

The NRA opposes any restrictions on high-capacity magazines or military-style assault rifles, both now banned by the new Connecticut law. The law also provides funding for school safety and has stricter eligibility requirements for ammunition purchases. New gun control laws like the one in Connecticut and another recently passed in Colorado represent rare public losses for the powerful gun lobby, which helped to organize opposition to both bills, as well as large protests in Denver and Hartford.

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