Patch Poll: Do You Think the NRA Is Using the Sandy Hook Tragedy for Political Purposes?
The National Rifle Association vice president made the suggestion to put armed guards in schools at a press conference Friday.
On Friday, the National Rifle Association's vice president, Wayne LaPierre, spoke at a news conference where he called for armed security in the nation's schools. LaPierre spoke about a new kind of American domestic security revolving around armed civilians, and argued that "the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun." His speech called supporters to mobilize around a new vision of American domestic security, at a time when voices for gun control are steadily rising. On the opposite side of gun control advocates are gun owners, many of whom fear their Second Amendment rights could be in jeopardy if gun control of any kind is enacted. Views about using guns to protect school children vary widely, and there's …
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kevin kalchthaler
6:37 am on Monday, April 29, 2013
I was a NRA member until parkinsons forced me onto disability. I couldn't afford to continue, and was unable to safely handle the kind of high powered handguns I liked. still no matter how I explained to them they continue to regularly call seeking money for their agenda regardless of how often you tell them you haven't the means to support yourself first. and I never hear them offer more than an… more ›