NRA: Practice Range App Reviews Roundup; Game Released on Sandy Hook Shooting Anniversary

The National Rifle Association (NRA) has launched a new mobile app which has garnered heavy criticism and evident on the Apple iTunes page.

According to the NRA, the app is aimed at "delivering one-touch access to the NRA network of news, laws, facts, knowledge, safety tips, educational materials and online resources."

The NRA app further highlights the "NRA: Practice Range" puts the organization's "broad scope of resources in the palm of your hand...," providing, "critical safety and training tips" and knowing rights from state to state.

The critical component people have spoken about is the target practice. The app offers a 3D shooting game, which according to the NRA "instills responsible ownership through fun challenges and realistic simulations.

The target practice includes nine firearms, three immersive shooting ranges, and three difficulty levels.

As of 4:30 p.m. EST, the app has received 479 ratings, however minutes later the average rating decreased to 374 ratings, no comment as to why. Up to 266 reviewers gave the app five stars while 132 gave one stars.

Comments have been mixed (statements 'as is'):

Joe in BrynMawr: This is fun and informative plus there is no need for eye and ear protection. A must have for any gun enthusiast and defender of the U.S. constitution.

RachelZG: Are you guys stupid?

Bearsfan4life: Controls are horrible.

Hehasnoexecutiveauthority: I find it troublesome that the Anti gun elitist crowd is so ignorant and hateful that they are so incredibly dense and unintelligent that they can't see that the NRA is making this game available as an alternative for the standard kill everything you can see game, Grow up and download it and learn something about firearm safety, as well as the 2^nd Amendment. And while your at it learn something real about firearms from a source other than the liberal biased media.

Renderpaz: Glad to see it included tips for gun safety, though sadly it did not include the tip to not own a gun. Marking this app as for ages 4+ is shameful. Firing a fun is a violent act, regardless of the target. I happen to know the rating is developer selected: please be more responsible with your next update so small children may not use this without parental approval.

76mark: Not a bad game. Too bad all the gun grab advocates think an app review is the appropriate place to vent about the NRA.

The "NRA: Practice Range" is available for the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 5, iPod Touch Third to Fifth Generations, and iPad. In addition, it requires iOS 4.2 or later.