The NRA's family site is rewriting fairy tales to include guns

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Once upon a time, Little Red Riding Hood went to visit her grandmother in the woods. A big, bad wolf decided he wanted to eat Little Red Riding Hood and her grandma. But Little Red Riding Hood and her grandma were card-carrying members of the NRA. They used their guns to persuade the big, bad wolf to move along and lived happily ever after.

It's no fairy tale for the NRA, which is being criticized by gun-control advocates for publishing a series of pro-gun twists on classic fairy tales, including 'Hansel and Gretel (Have Guns)' and 'Little Red Riding Hood (Has a Gun)'.

"Have you ever wondered what those same fairy tales might sound like if the hapless Red Riding Hoods, Hansels and Gretels had been taught about gun safety and how to use firearms?" the introduction to one story reads.

The stories are penned by "lifelong writer and patriot" Amelia Hamilton. Here's an excerpt from 'Hansel and Gretel (Have Guns)':

Before long, they heard a rustling in the leaves, and slowly turned to see a magnificent 10-point buck drinking from a stream. Gretel readied her rifle and fired. Her training had paid off, for she was able to bring the buck down instantly with a single shot. She and Hansel quickly field-dressed the deer and packed up to head back home, hardly believing their luck.

Hansel and Gretel stumble onto a cabin in the woods, where two young children are being held captive by an evil witch. The witch sleeps through the entire rescue, but Gretel has her rifle at the ready the entire time. So basically the guns were superfluous, and the story's outcome is the same as the original fairy tale.

The popular Coalition to Stop Gun Violence Facebook group calls the revised fairy tales a part of the "degenerate culture that corrupts children and encourages them to take on significant, and unnecessary, risks."

The NRA emphasizes that guns actually make fairy tales safer and that no bloodshed occurs in these revised stories.

They also caution on the page called 'Warning' on the NRA Family site that "the NRA, its agents, officers and employees accept no responsibility for the results obtained by persons using such data and disclaim all liability for any consequential injuries or damages."

Meanwhile in America, 52 children under the age of 18 have accidentally shot themselves or others so far in 2016. Last year, there were 64 school shootings.

Over 13,000 people were killed by firearms in the US in 2015 alone.