A week after the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the National Rifle Association found a new culprit on which to cast blame: the media.

In a series of tweets and appearances on Wednesday morning, top officials with the gun-rights lobby went after the press corps for allegedly cheering on mass shootings, saying that journalists value the ratings that come from covering such tragedies.

Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre accused the media of being “eager to smear the NRA,” and he echoed President Donald Trump’s suggestion that American schools expand concealed-carry for teachers in classrooms.

“That’s more than anybody at the DNC, NBC News, or The Washington Post is offering,” La Pierre said.

“The whole idea from our opponents that armed security makes us less safe is completely ridiculous,” he added.

Dana Loesch, a spokeswoman for the NRA, also appeared at the conference the morning after she participated in a town hall with the Parkland victims. “Many in legacy media love mass shootings,” she said, adding that “crying white mothers” are “ratings gold.”

“I’m not saying you love the tragedy but you love the ratings, because crying white mothers are ratings gold,” Loesch added. “If it bleeds, it leads, doesn’t it?”