While the NRA has yet to issue a statement on the tragic shooting in Virginia of two journalists on Wednesday, the host of a popular NRA radio show expressed sadness over the incident while at the same time lamenting the demonization of gun owners.

Acknowledging that the deaths of WDBJ-TV reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward on Wednesday was tragic, Cam & Company host Cam Edwards said new calls for more restrictive gun laws are “gross.”

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In an interview captured by Media Matters, Edwards criticized politicians for resorting to their “playbook” whenever there is a mass shooting in the U.S. by calling for tighter gun laws.

“Before we know any of the details, we are seeing anti-gun politicians, anti-gun activists trying to turn this tragedy into some sort of political advantage,” the host from NRA News stated while pointing out he was also dismayed at seeing ” a lot of finger pointing, a lot of signaling of self righteousness of ‘I am better than these gun owners, I am better than these people’ ” on Twitter and Facebook.

Speaking of the two slain journalists’ town, family, and friends, he said: “This is a community that is absolutely heartbroken right now and you’ve got people who are trying to turn this tragedy into some sort of political advantage for them[selves]. I just think it’s gross.”

Edwards added that immediate attempts to talk about new gun laws after the horrific shooting is “the wrong response to take here. I think it shows a lack of shared humanity.”

Listen to the interview below via Media Matters: