(MCT) — WASHINGTON — From standing firm against anti-gun political opportunists to surrendering to an assault weapons ban, there is no shortage of advice about what the National Rifle Association should say when it breaks its silence about the Newtown, Conn., massacre on Friday.

“The NRA is an organization that has members who are mothers and fathers … and hopefully they’ll do some reflection,” President Barack Obama said Wednesday as he promised a comprehensive anti-violence agenda next month covering gun control, mental health access and changes to a culture that glorifies gun violence.