Of course nobody expected Holder to show any class.

Via The Hill:

The National Rifle Association on Wednesday accused Attorney General Eric Holder of exploiting the death of Trayvon Martin to push the Obama administration’s gun-control agenda.

NRA executive director Chris Cox blasted Holder’s calls for states to review “stand-your-ground” laws, which allow the use of deadly force for self-defense. Those statutes received scrutiny during the Florida trial of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch captain who was acquitted Saturday on charges of murder and manslaughter in the shooting of Martin, an unarmed black teenager.

“The attorney general fails to understand that self-defense is not a concept, it’s a fundamental human right,” Cox said in a statement. “To send a message that legitimate self-defense is to blame is unconscionable, and demonstrates once again that this administration will exploit tragedies to push their political agenda.”

In a speech Tuesday, Holder said stand-your-ground laws in states like Florida encouraged “violent situations to escalate.”