New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) criticized the National Rifle Association on Thursday for referencing President Obama's daughters in an attack ad, calling the web video "reprehensible" and "awful." "To talk about the president's children or any public officers children who have, not by their own choice, but by requirement, to have protection, to use that somehow to try to make a political point I think is reprehensible," Christie said during a press conference. "I think it's awful to bring public figures' children into the political debate," Christie continued. "They don't deserve to be there. And I think for any of us who are public figures, you see that kind of ad and you cringe." The NRA sparked controversy on Tuesday when it released a web ad criticizing Obama's skepticism over placing armed guards in schools to prevent school shootings like the one in Newtown, Conn. last month. "Are the president's kids more important than yours?" the ad asks. "Then why is he skeptical about putting armed security in our schools when his kids are protected by armed guards at their school?" Read more http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/17/chris-christie-nra-ad_n_2499583.html