Toby Harnden said that IRA members in South Armagh who talked to him in the late 1990s generally condemned the massacre. One, "Volunteer G", was quoted as saying that he "never agreed with Kingsmill". Another, "Volunteer M", was quoted as saying that it was "a gut reaction the killing of Catholics and a wrong one. The worst time in my life was in jail after Kingsmill. It was a dishonourable time". Republican activist Peter John Caraher said that those ultimately responsible were "the loyalists who shot the Reavey brothers". He added, "It was sad that those people Kingsmill had to die, but I'll tell you something, it stopped any more Catholics being killed". This view was reiterated by a County Tyrone republican and Gaelic Athletic Association veteran who spoke to Ed Moloney. "It's a lesson you learn quickly on the football field... If you're fouled, you hit back". Colin Worton, whose brother was killed in the massacre, said "Kingsmill did stop Catholics being killed in South Armagh, but that doesn't justify it".